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  • Definition
    • old :(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
      • his mother is very old|a ripe old age|how old are you?

    • old :of long duration; not new
      • old tradition|old house|old wine|old country|old friendships|old money

    • old :(used for emphasis) very familiar
      • good old boy|same old story

    • old :skilled through long experience
      • an old offender|the older soldiers

    • old :belonging to some prior time
      • erstwhile friend|our former glory|the once capital of the state|her quondam lover

    • old :very good
      • he did a bully job|a neat sports car|had a great time at the party|you look simply smashing|we had a grand old time

    • old :of a very early stage in development
      • Old English is also called Anglo Saxon|Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century

    • old :just preceding something else in time or order
      • the previous owner|my old house was larger

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