Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb Before now; ago.
- adverb Afterward; since then; since.
- adverb Thereupon; next.
- conjunction Since.
- preposition Since.
from The Century Dictionary.
- The Scotch spelling of
sine .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Obs. or Scot. Afterwards; since; ago.
- adverb Late, -- as opposed to
soon . - conjunction Scot. Since; seeing.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Wha cud hae been at the schule as I was sae lang, and syne taen oot o 'the water, ye ken, and syne� -? "
Alec Forbes of Howglen George MacDonald 1864
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"The fire-fly's light" is sung to the tune of "Auld lang syne," the Japanese words of which commemorate a legend of the tea-district of
Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama Thomas Stevens 1894
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I can honk out a few simple tunes on my horribly out-of-tune one-row (usually brought out at Christmas to play auld lang syne).
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"Apropos," he mused, "is not the old Scots phrase, 'Auld lang syne,' exceedingly expressive."
Visiting an Auld Acquaintance Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim 2011
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I can honk out a few simple tunes on my horribly out-of-tune one-row (usually brought out at Christmas to play auld lang syne).
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We'll take a cup of individuality yet, for auld lang syne!
Poppy King: PHOTOS: The 7 Best Beauty Trends Of The Decade Poppy King 2010
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We'll take a cup of individuality yet, for auld lang syne!
Poppy King: PHOTOS: The 7 Best Beauty Trends Of The Decade Poppy King 2010
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But, hey, how about one more Steele-related mishap, for auld lang syne?
Michael Steele To End RNC Tenure With One Last Demonstration Of Incompetence Jason Linkins 2010
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"So gies a haund my trusty fiere/ and here's a haund o' thine;/ And we'll tak a right guid-willie waught/ For auld lang syne."
How a Mancunian taxi driver taught me the true meaning of friendship | Jackie Kay 2010
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I'd known that auld lang syne meant something like "old time's sake" and that a right guid-willie waught was probably a decent measure of whisky, but I'd never stopped at fiere.
How a Mancunian taxi driver taught me the true meaning of friendship | Jackie Kay 2010
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