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Definition of "syne" [syne]

  • Before now; ago. (adverb)
  • Afterward; since then; since. (adverb)
  • Thereupon; next. (adverb)
  • Since. (conjunction)
  • Since. (preposition)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "syne" in a sentence
  • "Wha cud hae been at the schule as I was sae lang, and syne taen oot o 'the water, ye ken, and syne� -? ""
  • ""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"
  • "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)."