OLD
\ˈə͡ʊld], \ˈəʊld], \ˈəʊ_l_d]\
Definitions of OLD
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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used informally especially for emphasis; "a real honest-to-god live cowboy"; "had us a high old time"; "went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel"
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just preceding something else in time or order; "the previous owner"; "my old house was larger"
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old in experience; "an old offender"; "the older soldiers"
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of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"
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(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; especially not young; often used as a combining form to indicate an age as specified as in `a week-old baby'; "an old man's eagle mind"--William Butler Yeats; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?"
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(used for emphasis) very familiar; "good old boy"; "same old story"
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past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
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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"
By Princeton University
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used informally especially for emphasis; "a real honest-to-god live cowboy"; "had us a high old time"; "went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel"
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just preceding something else in time or order; "the previous owner"; "my old house was larger"
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(linguistics) 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"
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old in experience; "an old offender"; "the older soldiers"
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of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"
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(used for emphasis) very familiar; "good old boy"; "same old story"
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past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree.
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Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
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Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding; original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
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Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as, an old offender; old in vice.
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Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to new land, that is, to land lately cleared.
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Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness; as, old shoes; old clothes.
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More than enough; abundant.
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Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
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Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and familiarity.
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Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence; having (a certain) length of existence; - designating the age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a cathedral centuries old.
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Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or other qualities belonging to youth; - used disparagingly as a term of reproach.
By Oddity Software
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Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree.
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Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
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Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding; original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
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Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as, an old offender; old in vice.
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Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to new land, that is, to land lately cleared.
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Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness; as, old shoes; old clothes.
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More than enough; abundant.
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Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
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Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and familiarity.
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Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence; having (a certain) length of existence; - designating the age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a cathedral centuries old.
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Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or other qualities belonging to youth; - used disparagingly as a term of reproach.
By Noah Webster.
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Having existed or lived many years; aged; as, an old oak; having an appearance of age; as, an old face; having reached a certain age; as, twenty-one years old; ancient; out of date; as, old customs; old coins; long used; not new; as, old shoes; long practiced; as, old habits; belonging to the past; as, one's old home; long experienced; as, he is an old hand at that work.
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Older.
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Oldest.
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Former times; as, in days of old.
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Oldness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Oldest.
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Oldness.
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Advanced in years: having been long in existence: decayed by time: out of date: ancient: having the age or duration of: long practiced.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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