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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
Example sentences :
  • 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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