Meaning of long ago | Babel Free

Definitions

1. In bygone days, long ago.
2. At a time in the past, especially the distant past.

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Examples

“There was a Roman fort here long ago.”

“How long ago did she die? It's not that long ago that she did.”

“Long ago, in a far country, there lived a queen who had three princes.”

“That concertina was a wonder in its way. The handles that was on it first was wore out long ago, and he'd made new ones of braided rope yarn. And the bellows was patched in more places than a cranberry picker's overalls.”

“Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field. A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that.”

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