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(adj)
Very old; having existed for a long time; ancient or well-established.
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Having existed in ancient times, descended from antiquity; used especially in reference to Greece and Rome.
Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
Having already happened; in the past; finished.
(n)
Ancient times; faraway history; former ages.
(American spelling) Honored because of great age, or long usage.
From or relating to a previous era.
Of an object, outdated or no longer in vogue.
Primary; original.
old-fashioned, out of date
Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early times; original; primordial; primeval; first.
Living in a land before colonization by foreigners.
Out of date; not the latest; obsolete.
old; having lived for relatively many years.
(not comparable) Newly created.
elderly
Of, or relating to old age.
That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now.
Very important; noteworthy: having importance or significance in history.
Of, relating to, or derived from tradition.
(figurative) Firmly established in thought or behavior and difficult to change.
Of high prestige.
(properly) Of or relating to the epoch before written record.
Alternative spelling of longtime. [Having endured for a long period of time.]
Alternative form of long-standing. [Having existed for a long time; of long standing.]
That has been in existence for a long time.
Operating for a relatively extended period of time.
Having existed for a long time; of long standing.
Having endured for a long period of time.
Lasting for a long time or longer than expected or usual.
Far off (physically, logically or mentally).
At a distance; disconnected.
See other (determiner) below.
(adv)
previously; once
(literary, law or India) Former, previous.
That which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion.
Previous.
Of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history, (particularly) as opposed to legends, myths, and fictions.
(not comparable) Prior; occurring before something else, either in time or order.
Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
Exhibiting timeless quality and excellence.
(of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer).
(music) Describing Western music and musicians of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
(chiefly US, Canada, colloquial) A man, generally a younger man.
(sometimes postpositive) That is beyond memory; ancient.
Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor or ancestors
A series of ancestors; the people from whom one is descended.
Relating to a system run by males, rather than females; relating to a patriarchy.
(commerce, often attributive) The termination of the sale of or support for goods and services.
A person who has served in the armed forces, especially an old soldier who has seen long service.
No longer fresh, in reference to food, urine, straw, wounds, etc.
(especially computing) Left over from the past; old and no longer current.
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of time-honored. [(American spelling) Honored because of great age, or long usage.]
No longer in use or active, nor expected to be again.
Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
Large, grand and imposing.
(sometimes proscribed) An individual alumnus or alumna.
Having much distance in space from one end to the other.
Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect.
(of type, typography) Upright, as opposed to italic.
Occurring at, or relating to, the beginning or end of a millennium.
Marked or corroded by rust.
(comparable) Very large; of vast measure.
Misspelling of archaeological. [Relating to the science or research of archaeology.]
Relating to the science or research of archaeology.
(Canada, US) Alternative spelling of archaeological. [Relating to the science or research of archaeology.]
Of or characterized by antiquity; old-fashioned, quaint, antiquated.
Composed of marble; having a marble exterior.
From, in, or pertaining to, an old-growth forest; having mature trees or other plants.
Wine, especially high-quality, identified as to year and vineyard or district of origin.
The largest island of the nation of Antigua and Barbuda, in the Caribbean.
A country, the largest island (based on land area) in the Caribbean. Capital and largest city: Havana.
Any of several species of small seabirds, in the genera Brachyramphus and Synthliboramphus of the auk family, found in the North Pacific.
Any seabird of the genus Uria in the family Alcidae (the auks).
A surname from Cantonese.
A surname from Japanese.
the body of people who are citizens of a particular government
(N)
"Veterans" is the eleventh episode of the first season of the American Neo-Western television series Justified.
(nonstandard) a single period of 1000 years, a millennium
the Latinate form of a Germanic male given name with respective prevalence in Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian.
Any seabird belonging to the genera Uria and Cepphus of the auk family Alcidae. They have black and white bodies and are good at swimming and diving.
Having been or happened in the distant past.
White or grey with age.
First, earliest or original.
Of or relating to the Middle Ages, the period from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
Commanding respect because of age, dignity, character or position.
Showing the effects of wear due to long use.
Old.