Old lang syne

Old lang syne
Old lang syne \Old` lang syne"\ See {Auld lang syne}. [1913 Webster]

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  • old lang syne — Meaning Origin From the Robert Burns song. More properly Auld lang syne …   Meaning and origin of phrases

  • old lang syne — noun : auld lang syne …   Useful english dictionary

  • Same Old Lang Syne — is a Dan Fogelberg song about old lovers meeting on Christmas Eve, from his album The Innocent Age . In early 1981, it peaked at nine on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. It is a narrative ballad told in the first person. This song is frequently… …   Wikipedia

  • Auld Lang Syne — For other uses, see Auld Lang Syne (disambiguation). Auld Lang Syne (Scots pronunciation: [ˈɔːld lɑŋˈsəin]: note s rather than z )[1] is a Scots poem written by Robert Burns in 1788[2][3] and set to the tune of a traditional folk song (Roud… …   Wikipedia

  • lang syne — adv. & n. Sc. adv. in the distant past. n. the old days (cf. AULD LANG SYNE). Etymology: = long since * * * adverb of the distant or comparatively distant past We met once long ago they long ago forsook their nomadic life left for work long ago… …   Useful english dictionary

  • lang syne — Synonyms and related words: auld lang syne, days beyond recall, days of old, days of yore, early times, eld, foretime, good old times, long ago, old days, old story, old times, olden times, same old story, the olden time, times of old, times of… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Auld Lang Syne — ([ˈɔːld lɑŋˈsəin], рус. Старое доброе время) шотландская песня на стихи Роберта Бёрнса, написанная в 1788 году. [1] Известна во многих странах, особенно англоязычных, и чаще всего поётся при встрече Нового года, сразу после полуночи. Содержание 1 …   Википедия

  • auld lang syne — n. times long past. Etymology: Sc., = old long since: also as the title and refrain of a song * * * |ōˌlaŋˈzīn, |ōlˌlaŋ , |ōlˌdaŋ , aiŋ also |ōlˌdla or |ȯl or |äl or |ȧl or ˈsīn noun Etymology …   Useful english dictionary

  • Auld Lang Syne — Frank C. Stanley, 1910 Auld Lang Syne (Scots, auf Englisch wörtlich „old long since“, sinngemäße Ü …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Auld Lang Syne — es una canción patrimonial escocesa cuya letra consiste en un poema escrito en 1788[1] por Robert Burns, uno de los poetas escoceses más populares. Se suele utilizar en momentos solemnes, como aquéllos en que alguien se despide, se inicia o acaba …   Wikipedia Español

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