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

Ancient dirty dishes University of South Carolina archaeologist Adam King and his colleagues found fragments of ancient DNA from Theobroma cacao in the inner surfaces of potsherds from long-ago feasts at Etowah. — ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026

Police officers investigated the discovery to see if the rucksack was evidence of a long-ago mountaineering accident. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Noun

None of us who lived here long ago would ever recognize that as acceptable. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026

So there’s a lot of insecurity that comes with bringing back a song from that long ago. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 23 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