| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·go |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -g  |
| ADVERB & ADJECTIVE: | 1. Gone by; past: two years ago. 2. In the past: It happened ages ago. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, past participle of agon, to go away, from Old English  gn : -, intensive pref. + gn, to go; see gh - in Appendix I.
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