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"an old offender" "the older soldiers"adjectiveskilled through long experience
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adjectivebelonging to some prior time
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"my old house was larger"adjectivejust preceding something else in time or order
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"we had a grand old time"adjectivevery good
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adjectiveof a very early stage in development
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"old tradition" "old house" "old wine" "old country" "old friendships" "old money"adjectiveof long duration; not new
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nounpast times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')type of:
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"his mother is very old" "a ripe old age" "how old are you?"adjective(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
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senior aged ageing aging ancient anile centenarian darkened doddering doddery elderly emeritus gaga gray gray-haired gray-headed grey grey-haired grey-headed grizzly hoar hoary middle-aged nonagenarian octogenarian of age older oldish over-the-hill overage overaged senescent senile sexagenarian superannuated venerable white-hairedOpposite: -
"good old boy" "same old story"adjective(used for emphasis) very familiar
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