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syne
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1syne

adverb \ˈsīn\

Definition of SYNE

chiefly Scottish
: since then : ago

Examples of SYNE

  1. <a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson that begins with “From the bonny bells of heather / They brewed a drink long syne”>

Origin of SYNE

Middle English (northern), probably contraction of Old English siththan since — more at since
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to SYNE

Synonyms
agone [archaic], back, since, ago [chiefly Scottish]
Antonyms
hence

Rhymes with SYNE

bine, brine, chine, cline, dine, dyne, fine, Jain, line, Main, mine, nine, pine, Quine, Rhine, rind, shine, shrine, sign, spine, spline, stein, swine, thine, tine, trine, twine, vine, whine, wine

2syne

conjunction or preposition

Definition of SYNE

Scottish
: since

First Known Use of SYNE

14th century

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