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auld lang syne

/ˌɔːld læŋ ˈsaɪn/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Days gone by; former times.

Etymology / origin

From Scots auld lang syne (“old long ago”, literally “old long since”), popularized by the poem “Auld Lang Syne” (1788) by Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns (1759–1796) based on an older song.

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