long-ago

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adjective

ˈlȯŋ-ə-ˈgō 

: of or relating to the past

long-ago leaders

long ago

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noun

: the distant past

Examples of long-ago in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

The Villa Balbi, a palazzo hotel, still flies the flag of the Republic of Genoa, where its long-ago owners, the aristocratic Brignoles and Balbis, flourished and generated a number of the city’s doges. — Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Nearby, the historic Walloomsac Inn, long-ago used by Vermont's pre-statehood legislature, is being reimagined by Litchfield, Connecticut, hospitality business Place in Mind. — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026

Noun

Recent observations have suggested that this extreme world may retain an atmosphere despite temperatures that should have stripped lighter gases away long ago. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026

The Collective Bargaining Agreement banned two-a-days long ago. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1603, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1838, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for long-ago

• iago
• imago
• drago
• medicago
• solidago
• ustilago