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

Many, so so many, historical novels seek to tie a contemporary protagonist to a long-ago event or story; so so many fail to make the connections mean anything. — Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

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

Noun

Beauty retail sitting alongside motorsport hospitality would have seemed an unlikely pairing not very long ago. — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Thin and light laptops were a category in their own right not too long ago, but now almost every device outside of hulking gaming laptops is sleek and portable. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 7 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