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just preceding something else in time or order
the previous owner; my old house was larger
skilled through long experience
an old offender; the older soldiers
(adj) old
(used for emphasis) very familiar
good old boy; same old story
(adj) honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, sure-enough, old
(used informally especially for emphasis)
a real honest-to-god live cowboy; had us a high old time; went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel
(adj) old
of long duration; not new
old tradition; old house; old wine; old country; old friendships; old money
(adj) old
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
his mother is very old; a ripe old age; how old are you?
(adj) old, one-time, onetime, former, erstwhile, quondam, sometime
belonging to some prior time
erstwhile friend; our former glory; the once capital of the state; her quondam lover
(noun) old
past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')