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old lang syne

old lang syne is the alternative form of auld lang syne.

Meaning of auld lang syne

Noun

auld lang syne (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) Days gone by; former times.
    • Is thy ſweet Heart now grown ſo cold, / that loving Breaſt of thine; / That thou canſt never once reflect / on Old long ſyne. / [Chorus] On Old long ſyne my Jo, / on Old long ſyne, / That thou canſt never once reflect, / on Old long ſyne.[[1701?], An Excellent and Proper New Ballad, Entituled, Old Long Syne, […] (facsimile of broadside), [Edinburgh]: [s.n.; reproduced on The Word on the Street, National Library of Scotland]...

Questions about old lang syne

What is old lang syne the alternative form of?
Old lang syne is the alternative form of auld lang syne.

Words near old lang syne in the dictionary

  1. old lace
  2. old ladies
  3. old lady
  4. Old Lady in Threadneedle Street
  5. Old Lady of Threadneedle Street
  6. old lang syne
  7. Old Latin
  8. Old Leake
  9. Old Left
  10. Old Leonese
  11. Old Light

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