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lang syne
LANG-SYNE · noun · informal
Long ago; times past (as in 'Auld Lang Syne')
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Long ago, times gone by; 'auld lang syne' means 'old long since', i.e. days of old.
“We spoke o' friends fae lang syne.”
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lang syne In A Sentence
We spoke o' friends fae lang syne.
Origin & Usage
Scots, 'lang' (long) + 'syne' (since/ago); immortalised in Burns's song.
Variants
auld lang syne
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What does 'lang syne' mean?
It means long ago or times gone by. 'Auld lang syne' translates roughly as 'old long since', meaning days of old.
How do you use 'lang syne' in a sentence?
For example, 'We spoke o' friends fae lang syne' means we spoke of friends from long ago.
Where does 'lang syne' come from?
It's Scots — 'lang' (long) plus 'syne' (since/ago) — and was immortalised in Robert Burns's song 'Auld Lang Syne', sung at Hogmanay.
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