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adverb

naguère

/na.ɡɛʁ/

adverb/na.ɡɛʁ/

recently, not long ago; long ago, formerly

Synonyms: autrefois, jadis, orains

From the French expression (il) n'(y) a guère (de temps) ("not long ago"), composed of il y a (“ago”) + ne... guère (“hardly”).