chiefly Scottish
as in ago
earlier than the present time a poem by Robert Louis Stevenson that begins with "From the bonny bells of heather / They brewed a drink long syne"

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  • Green Bay opened at home with Detroit, which went 15-2 a year ago and won a second straight NFC North title.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Dockery first saw the film at a cast screening a few months ago.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Syne.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/syne. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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