jadis

Meaning

long ago, once, yesteryear, in times past, yore

long ago

at some time

former times

in olden day

a long time ago

someday time

in former times

in olden times

in the past

in olden time

il y a longtemps

les années passées

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʒa.dis/

From Old French ja a dis (“there are days before”), from ja (“already”) + a (“has”) + plural of di (“day”).

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Sentences

Se souvient-on qu’il fut jadis des cœurs ?

Do we remember that it was once hearts?

İspir s'appelait jadis Sper, ou Speri, et faisait partie de la Géorgie

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İspir was once called Sper, or Speri, and was part of Georgia.

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