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- noun idiomatic, UK, dated A very long time
ago , from the beginning or as far back as one can remember.
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- noun as long ago as anyone can remember
Etymologies
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The phrase may originate from a representation of the zeroth or first year of the Common Era CE, or the point between 1 AD and 1 BC (as there is no year 0).
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