old
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6.1
- adjective
- /oʊld/
- Many old songs still resonate with people today, reminding us of simpler times.
- Old Testament
- Old World
- Old Portuguese
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Watch on YouTubeThat sound like old poetry can kill us.
- That sound like old poetry can kill us.
- They look like they're old timey pilgrims or something.
- This is my take on the old Hollywood glam look.
- But endings are rarely lost in Old English, and so yeah.
- It's all about routes, Old Spice routes, Old Silk Road, all these things.
- Who hoist piano is like an old timey cartoon lookout.
Examples
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For, as the prophets of old used to say: The memory of virtue is immortal.
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This is my take on the old Hollywood glam look.
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It's a dance as old as time, as old as love.
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Which is the oldest city in the world?
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Go visit some old ruins or something.
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It's an old English ballad.
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Well, I prefer the old-fashioned way of meeting women.
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Across Nigerian culture, fragments of old ways exist, but they are shorn of their meaning.
Academic text (2008) -
We're doing a television series like the old Jacques Cousteau series.
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The ancient ruins are a testament to the old culture that once thrived there.
Synonyms
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3.4
Very old and from a long time ago
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4.2
Very old and present for a long time
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9.6
From a time long ago when life was different
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9.9
A spelling used to make a place or thing look like it is from the past
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9.3
A form of life that comes from an early stage of growth and has changed little since
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9.9
Exists for a very long time, often about traditions, stories, or ideas
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9.9
Very old-fashioned and out of date
From a long time ago and not new
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
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4.4
A person who is very like one of their parents in looks or behaviour
- Informal
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9.3
A modest, joking way to talk about yourself when you get praise or attention
- Informal
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8.6
New ideas put into an old way that do not bring real change
- Offensive
A saying that claims a girl who has started her period is ready for sex and to have children
Compounds
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2.0
The later part of life after middle age when people often retire and may lose strength
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3.3
Books written before Jesus that form the first part of the Bible and are sacred to Jews and Christians
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5.2
A person who has done something for a long time and is respected for their experience
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4.7
The parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa that Europeans knew before they discovered the Americas
- Slur
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9.1
A white man often in the southern US who is friendly but supports his group and resists change
- Offensive
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9.5
An informal rude word for an older woman who is tough and speaks her mind
- Offensive
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8.4
An older man who makes sexual comments or touches younger people when they do not want him to
- Literature
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9.9
An early form of the language spoken and written in England and southern Scotland before about AD 1100
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8.0
A region of the southern United States before the Civil War known for plantations and slavery
- Literature
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7.9
Men from the same schools who use connections to help each other get jobs and often keep others out
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4.1
A famous geyser in Yellowstone National Park that shoots hot water and steam about every hour
- Literature
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9.9
An ancient powerful being far older than humans that is dangerous or ignores people
- Offensive
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9.6
A person who prefers the usual way of doing things and does not accept new ideas
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8.5
A nickname for Andrew Jackson, the 7th United States president known for being tough
- UK
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6.5
The central court in London that hears serious criminal trials for England and Wales
How Old
Surface Forms
Etymology
Old in names like Old English comes from the old word eald meaning 'from long ago'. That's why Old marks a language or culture that belongs to an early stage in history.