old style

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ohld stahyl]
- /oʊld staɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ohld stahyl]
- /oʊld staɪl/

Definitions of old style words

noun old style Also, oldstyle. Printing. a type style differentiated from modern by the more or less uniform thickness of all strokes and by slanted serifs. 1
noun old style (initial capital letters) time reckoned according to the Julian calendar. Compare New Style. 1
adjective old style Also, old-style. Typography. noting or descriptive of a font of numerals of which some part extends below the baseline. 1
noun old style old-fashioned design 1

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Origin of old style

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70

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Parts of speech for Old style

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

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old style popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

old style usage trend in Literature

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