olden
[ ohl-duh n ]
/ ˈoʊl dən /
adjective Literary.
of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
old.
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aboriginal, age-old, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, crumbling, dated, decayed, done, early, erstwhile, former, hackneyed, hoary, immemorial, late, moth-eaten
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- old-world,
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- oldest
Origin of olden
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olden
/ (ˈəʊldən) /
adjective
an archaic or poetic word for old in olden days; in olden times
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