Words with a similar base: old, older

'old'
[old.n.01] as in: past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')



'old'
[old.a.01] as in: (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age


Examples:
his mother is very old
a ripe old age
how old are you?



'old'
[old.a.02] as in: of long duration; not new


Examples:
old tradition
old house
old wine
old country
old friendships
old money



'old'
[old.s.01] as in: (used for emphasis) very familiar


Examples:
good old boy
same old story


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'old'
[old.s.02] as in: skilled through long experience


Examples:
an old offender
the older soldiers



'old'
[erstwhile.s.01] as in: belonging to some prior time


Examples:
erstwhile friend
our former glory
the once capital of the state
her quondam lover



'old'
[honest-to-god.s.01] as in: (used informally especially for emphasis)


Examples:
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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'old'
[old.s.05] as in: of a very early stage in development


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



'old'
[previous.s.01] as in: just preceding something else in time or order


Examples:
the previous owner
my old house was larger



					

old (English)
└── old (Middle English (1100-1500))


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