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since[1,adverb] since[2,conjunction] since[3,preposition] long since

Main Entry: ¹since
Pronunciation: 'sin(t)s
Function: adverb
Etymology: Middle English sins, contraction of sithens, from sithen, from Old English siththan, from sIth tham after that, from sIth after, late + tham, dative of thæt that; akin to Old High German sId later and perhaps to Latin setius to a lesser degree
1 : from a definite past time until now <has stayed there ever since>
2 : before the present time : AGO <long since dead>
3 : after a time in the past : SUBSEQUENTLY <has since become rich>