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What does old mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word old? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
    1. Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.
    2. Of a perishable item, having existed for most, or more than its shelf life.
  2. Of an item that has been used and so is not new (unused).
  3. Having existed or lived for the specified time.
  4. (heading) Of an earlier time.
    1. Former, previous.
    2. That is no longer in existence.
    3. Obsolete; out-of-date.
    4. Familiar.
  5. Tiresome.
  6. Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
  7. A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)
  8. (obsolete) Excessive, abundant.
Noun
  1. (with "the") People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.
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