adjective
advanced in years
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Examples
- (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
- aged members of the society
- elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper
- senior citizen
adjective
used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
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Examples
- Bill Adams, Sr.
adjective
skilled through long experience
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Examples
- an old offender
- the older soldiers
adjective
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
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Examples
- his mother is very old
- a ripe old age
- how old are you?
adjective
of long duration
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Examples
- not new
- old tradition
- old house
- old wine
- old country
- old friendships
- old money
adjective
(used for emphasis) very familiar
Synonyms
old(a)
Examples
- good old boy
- same old story
adjective
skilled through long experience
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Examples
- an old offender
- the older soldiers
adjective
belonging to some prior time
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erstwhile(a)
former(a)
old
onetime(a)
one-time(a)
quondam(a)
sometime(a)
Examples
- erstwhile friend
- our former glory
- the once capital of the state
- her quondam lover
adjective
very good
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Examples
- 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
adjective
of a very early stage in development
Synonyms
Old
Examples
- 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
adjective
just preceding something else in time or order
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- the previous owner
- my old house was larger