Definition of langsyne

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lang·syne also lang syne    (lng-zn) KEY   Scots

ADVERB:

Long ago; long since.

NOUN:

Time long past; times past.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Scots lang syne, from Middle English lang sine : long, lang, long ; see long ¹ + sine, since (contraction of sithen, sithens; see since )

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