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85 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: lank gelede — at a time in the distant past
• Afrikaans: toeka — at a time in the distant past
• Arabic: قَدِيماً (qadīman) — at a time in the distant past
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡ̣ܢ ܙܲܒ݂ܢܵܐ (min zaḇnā) — at a time in the distant past
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡ̣ܢ ܓ̰ܲܠܕܹܐ (min jaldē) — at a time in the distant past
• Armenian: վաղուց (vaġucʻ) — at a time in the distant past
• Armenian: շատոնց (šatoncʻ) — at a time in the distant past
• Azerbaijani: çoxdan — at a time in the distant past
• Azerbaijani: xeyli zaman bundan əvvəl — at a time in the distant past
• Belarusian: даўно́ (dawnó) — at a time in the distant past
• Bulgarian: отдавна (otdavna) — at a time in the distant past
• Cherokee: ᎪᎯᎩ (gohigi) — at a time in the distant past
• Chickasaw: hopaakikaashookano — at a time in the distant past
• Chinese Cantonese: 早已 (zou2 ji5) — at a time in the distant past
• Chinese Mandarin: 很久以前 (hěnjiǔ yǐqián) — at a time in the distant past
• Chinese Mandarin: 早已 (zǎoyǐ) — at a time in the distant past
• Chinese Mandarin: 悠遠 /悠远 (yōuyuǎn) — at a time in the distant past
• Ngazidja Comorian: hale — at a time in the distant past
• Plains-Cree: ᑲᔮᐢ — at a time in the distant past
• Plains-Cree: kayâs — at a time in the distant past
• Czech: dávno — at a time in the distant past
• Danish: for længst — at a time in the distant past
• Dutch: lang geleden — at a time in the distant past
• Esperanto: antaŭlonge — at a time in the distant past
• Finnish: kauan sitten — at a time in the distant past
• French: jadis — at a time in the distant past
• French: il y a longtemps — at a time in the distant past
• German: vor alter Zeit — at a time in the distant past
• German: längst — at a time in the distant past
• Ancient Greek: πάλαι (pálai) — at a time in the distant past
• Hebrew: מִזְּמַן (mizmán) — at a time in the distant past
• Hebrew: מִקֶּדֶם (miqqédem) — at a time in the distant past
• Hungarian: régen — at a time in the distant past
• Icelandic: fyrir löngu — at a time in the distant past
• Icelandic: forðum — at a time in the distant past
• Icelandic: frá fornu fari — at a time in the distant past
• Icelandic: endur fyrir löngu — at a time in the distant past
• Icelandic: fyrir lifandi löngu — at a time in the distant past
• Icelandic: fyrir löngu síðan — at a time in the distant past
• Indonesian: dahulu kala — at a time in the distant past
• Irish: i bhfad ó shin — at a time in the distant past
• Irish: fadó — at a time in the distant past
• Italian: tempo fa — at a time in the distant past
• Japanese: 昔々 (mukashi-mukashi) — at a time in the distant past
• Japanese: ずっと前に (zutto mae ni) — at a time in the distant past
• Japanese: とっくに (tokku ni) — at a time in the distant past
• Korean: 옛날에 (yennare) — at a time in the distant past
• Korean: 오래전 (oraejeon) — at a time in the distant past
• Latin: prīdem — at a time in the distant past
• Latin: iam prīdem — at a time in the distant past
• Latin: iamprīdem — at a time in the distant past
• Latin: olim — at a time in the distant past
• Lower Tanana: exwde'onh — at a time in the distant past
• Māori: tua whakarere — at a time in the distant past
• Navajo: ałkʼidą́ą́ʼ — at a time in the distant past
• Old English: ġefyrn — at a time in the distant past
• Old Norse: fyr lǫngu — at a time in the distant past
• Old Norse: forðum — at a time in the distant past
• Old Norse: ár — at a time in the distant past
• Polish: dawno temu — at a time in the distant past
• Polish: dawno — at a time in the distant past
• Portuguese: há muito tempo (atrás) — at a time in the distant past
• Russian: давно́ (davnó) — at a time in the distant past
• Russian: давны́м-давно́ (davným-davnó) — at a time in the distant past
• Scots: lang syne — at a time in the distant past
• Scottish Gaelic: o shean — at a time in the distant past
• Scottish Gaelic: o chionn fhada — at a time in the distant past
• Slovak: dávno — at a time in the distant past
• Spanish: hace tiempo — at a time in the distant past
• Spanish: tiempo ha — at a time in the distant past
• Swahili: zamani — at a time in the distant past
• Swedish: längesen — at a time in the distant past
• Swedish: länge sedan — at a time in the distant past
• Swedish: fordom — at a time in the distant past
• Thai: นานมาแล้ว (naan-maa-lɛ́ɛo) — at a time in the distant past
• Tumbuka: mwaka — at a time in the distant past
• Turkish: zamanında — at a time in the distant past
• Turkish: eskiden — at a time in the distant past
• Turkish: uzun zaman önce — at a time in the distant past
• Ukrainian: давно́ (davnó) — at a time in the distant past
• Vietnamese: ngày xửa ngày xưa — at a time in the distant past
• Vietnamese: ngày xưa — at a time in the distant past
• Yoruba: láyé àtijọ́ — at a time in the distant past
• Yoruba: láyé ijọ́un — at a time in the distant past
• Yoruba: níjọ́un — at a time in the distant past