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Synonyms for lang syne
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : lang-zahyn, -sahyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌlæŋˈzaɪn, -ˈsaɪn |
Définition of lang syne
Origin :- c.1500, Scottish variant of long since; popularized in Burns' song, 1788.
- As in yesterday : noun the day before today
- I was an undertaker ten year in Lockerby, but I left there lang syne.
- Extract from : « St. Cuthbert's » by Robert E. Knowles
- And anyway, that's over and done: he'll be joined to the rest of them lang syne.
- Extract from : « David Balfour, Second Part » by Robert Louis Stevenson
- They're a' ower the march lang syne; there's no a horn o' them about the tower.
- Extract from : « The Black Dwarf » by Sir Walter Scott
- Little did the fugitive groom desire now to recall "lang syne," and renew a former acquaintance.
- Extract from : « International Weekly Miscellany, Vol. 1, No. 5, July 29, 1850 » by Various
- An Irish gentleman shot in a duel in lang syne, was poetically described as having been left "quivering on a daisy."
- Extract from : « International Weekly Miscellany, Vol. 1, No. 5, July 29, 1850 » by Various
- No lang syne I woke up i' my bed lauchin' like onything, an' Lisbeth thocht I wasna weel.
- Extract from : « A Window in Thrums » by J. M. Barrie
- Wow, woman, the Bertrams of Ellangowan are the auld Dingawaies lang syne.
- Extract from : « Guy Mannering, or The Astrologer, Complete, Illustrated » by Sir Walter Scott
- I was looking for fame and fortune, thought of which blinded my eyes to something far better—scenes and friendships of lang syne.
- Extract from : « The Dreamer » by Mary Newton Stanard
- This is the "Music House," where the Prince's band were wont to play in days "lang syne."
- Extract from : « Acadia » by Frederic S. Cozzens
- Such, I am sorry to say, was the character of most of the sailor landlords in "days lang syne."
- Extract from : « Jack in the Forecastle » by John Sherburne Sleeper
Antonyms for lang syne
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