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• old — 1 *aged, elderly, superannuated Analogous words: *weak, feeble, infirm, decrepit Antonyms: young 2 Old, ancient, venerable, antique, antiquated, antediluvian, archaic, obsolete all denote having come into existence or use in the more or less… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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• old — adjective 1) old ladies Syn: elderly, aged, older, senior, advanced in years, up in years; venerable; in one s dotage, long in the tooth, gray haired, grizzled, hoary; past one s prime, not as young as one was, ancient, decrepit …   Thesaurus of popular words

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