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- [ohld tahym]
- /oʊld taɪm/
- /əʊld taɪm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ohld tahym]
- /oʊld taɪm/
Definitions of old-time word
- adjective old-time belonging to or characteristic of old or former times, methods, ideas, etc.: old-time sailing ships; an old-time piano player. 1
- adjective old-time being long established: old-time residents. 1
- adjective old-time If you describe something as old-time, you mean that it was common or popular in the past but is not common or popular now. 0
- adjective old-time You can use old-time before the name of someone's job to show that they do their job in the way it was done in the past. 0
- adjective old-time of or relating to a former time; old-fashioned 0
- adjective old-time of, like, or characteristic of past times 0
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Origin of old-time
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25
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Parts of speech for Old-time
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
old-time popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 61% 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.
Synonyms for old-time
adj old-time
- age-old — An age-old story, tradition, or problem has existed for many generations or centuries.
- anachronistic — You say that something is anachronistic when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
- battle-scarred — adversely affected from the experience of battle, or some other traumatic experience
- been around — in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, etc.: The crowd gathered around.
- bygone — Bygone means happening or existing a very long time ago.
adjective old-time
- fossilised — Non-Oxford British standard spelling of fossilized.
- olden — of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
- oldfangled — old-fashioned; of an older or former kind.
- outmoded — gone out of style; no longer fashionable: outmoded styles.
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