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old
[ ohld ]
/ oʊld /
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adjective, old·er [ohl-der], /ˈoʊl dər/, old·est [ohl-dist] /ˈoʊl dɪst/ or eld·er [el-der], /ˈɛl dər/, eld·est [el-dist]. /ˈɛl dɪst/.
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Origin of old
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English eald, ald; cognate with Dutch old, German alt, Gothic altheis; akin to Old Norse ala “to nourish”
OTHER WORDS FROM old
old·ness, nounWords nearby old
Olathe, Olav V, Olbers, Olbers' paradox, Olcott, old, old Adam, old age, old age pension, old as Adam, Old Bailey
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British Dictionary definitions for old
old
/ (əʊld) /
adjective
noun
an earlier or past time (esp in the phrase of old)in days of old
Derived forms of old
oldish, adjectiveoldness, nounWord Origin for old
Old English eald; related to Old Saxon ald, Old High German, German alt, Latin altus high
usage for old
Many people nowadays prefer to talk about older people rather than old people, and the phrase the old is best avoided altogether
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