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langsyne

langsyne adverb: yesteryear, in the old days, some time ago.

Adverb

langsyne (not comparable)

  1. (poetic) Yesteryear, in the old days, some time ago.

Noun

langsyne (countable and uncountable, plural langsynes)

  1. (poetic) Yesteryear, the old days; auld lang syne.

Forms of langsyne

plurallangsynes

Origin of langsyne

From auld lang syne.

Questions about langsyne

What does langsyne mean?
Langsyne means yesteryear, in the old days, some time ago.
What part of speech is langsyne?
Langsyne can be an adverb or a noun.

Words near langsyne in the dictionary

  1. Langstroth
  2. Langstroth hive
  3. Langstroth hives
  4. langsuir
  5. langsuirs
  6. langsyne
  7. langsynes
  8. langth
  9. Langthil
  10. Langthorne
  11. Langthornes

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