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old

/ˈoʊld/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adjective

  1. (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
    “his mother is very old”
  2. of long duration; not new
    “old tradition”
  3. (used for emphasis) very familiar
    “good old boy”
  4. skilled through long experience
    “an old offender”
  5. belonging to some prior time
    “erstwhile friend”
  6. very good
    “he did a bully job”
  7. of a very early stage in development
    “Old English is also called Anglo Saxon”
  8. just preceding something else in time or order
    “the previous owner”

noun

  1. past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')

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