Definition

Adjective Belonging to or occurring in the distant past; from a time that is far removed from the present.

Noun The distant past; a time long before the present.

Examples

Adjective * The museum displayed artifacts from long-ago civilizations. * She had fond memories of her long-ago childhood summers. * The book describes the long-ago battle in great detail.

Noun * The legend is a story from the long-ago. * These traditions have been passed down since long-ago.

Advanced Usage

• "in the long-ago": This phrase is used to specify that something existed or happened during the distant past.
  • In the long-ago, people traveled by horse and carriage.

Variants and Related Words

• Long ago (adverbial phrase): At a time in the distant past.
  • That all happened long ago.
• Bygone (adjective): Belonging to an earlier time.
  • We studied the customs of a bygone era.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Ancient, bygone, former, olden, remote.
• Noun: Antiquity, olden days, yore.

Antonyms

• Adjective: Current, modern, recent, present-day.
• Noun: Present, today, now, modernity.

Adjective

1. belonging to time long gone
   • those long-ago dresses that swished along the floor