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older

/ˈəʊldə/
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adjective

  • Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.

    "an old abandoned building;  an old friend"

  • Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.

    "I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with."

  • Having existed or lived for the specified time.

    "How old are they? She’s five years old and he's seven. We also have a young teen and a two-year-old child."

  • (heading) Of an earlier time.
  • Tiresome after prolonged repetition.

    "Your constant pestering is getting old."

  • Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
  • A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)

    "We're having a good old time. My next car will be a big old SUV.  My wife makes the best little old apple pie in Texas."

  • Excessive, abundant.

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