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old - past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old') |
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past times,
yesteryear,
past a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the past
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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?" |
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immature,
young not yet mature
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experienced,
experient having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
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mature fully considered and perfected; "mature plans"
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senior older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service; "senior officer"
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age how long something has existed; "it was replaced because of its age"
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elderly,
older,
senior,
aged older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service; "senior officer"
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of age,
aged (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
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ageing,
aging,
senescent growing old
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ancient very old; "an ancient mariner"
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anile of or like a feeble old woman
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centenarian being at least 100 years old
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darkened become or made dark by lack of light; "a darkened house"; "the darkened theater"
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doddering,
doddery,
senile,
gaga mentally or physically infirm with age; "his mother was doddering and frail"
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emeritus honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in `professor emeritus'
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grey-headed,
gray-haired,
gray-headed,
hoar,
grey-haired,
grizzly,
white-haired,
hoary,
grey,
gray ancient; "hoary jokes"
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middle-aged being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
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nonagenarian being from 90 to 99 years old; "the nonagenarian inhabitants of the nursing home"
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octogenarian being from 80 to 89 years old
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oldish somewhat elderly
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over-the-hill,
overage,
overaged,
superannuated too old to be useful; "He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders"- Anthony Trollope
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sexagenarian being from 60 to 69 years old; "the sexagenarian population is growing"
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venerable impressive by reason of age; "a venerable sage with white hair and beard"
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old - of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money" |
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new unfamiliar; "new experiences"; "experiences new to him"; "errors of someone new to the job"
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noncurrent not current or belonging to the present time
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nonmodern not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time
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past earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
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stale lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age; "stale bread"; "the beer was stale"
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worn affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"
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age how long something has existed; "it was replaced because of its age"
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age-old,
antique belonging to or lasting from times long ago; "age-old customs"; "the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness"
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antiquated,
antediluvian,
archaic so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period; "a ramshackle antediluvian tenement"; "antediluvian ideas"; "archaic laws"
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antique out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas"
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auld a Scottish word; "auld lang syne"
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hand-down,
hand-me-down passed on from one person to another; "not too proud to wear hand-me-down clothes"
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hoary,
rusty ancient; "hoary jokes"
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immemorial
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long-ago belonging to time long gone; "those long-ago dresses that swished along the floor"
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longtime
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patched mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch; "patched jeans"
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secondhand,
used previously used or owned by another; "bought a secondhand (or used) car"
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sunset of a declining industry or technology; "sunset industries"
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yellowed,
yellow of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
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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" |
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early at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"
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linguistics the humanistic study of language and literature
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old - skilled through long experience; "an old offender"; "the older soldiers" |
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older |
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experienced,
experient having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
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