Olden
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adjective.
Of, relating to, or belonging to time long past; old or ancient.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To grow old; age; assume an older appearance or character; become affected by age.
To age; cause to appear old.
Old; ancient.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Old; ancient.
intransitive verb.
To grow old; to age.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
From or relating to a
previous
era.
adjective.
Old
;
ancient
.
verb.
To grow old;
age
; assume an older
appearance
or
character
; become
affected
by age.
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adjective.
long past
Word Usage
"On the way back from swimming, I mentioned that - in olden times - sailors couldn't always swim, which took us to press gangs, and Nelson's navy."
Equivalent
past
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Holden
beholden
bolden
embolden
folden
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
Arthurian
Babylonian
Elizabethan
Protestant
bygone
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
age
ancient
old