olde

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A form of old — Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.

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Meanings

olde1

adjectiveolde (comparative more olde, superlative most olde)

comparative more olde · superlative most olde

  1. archaicArchaic spelling of old.

    Staid, olde Britain goes bonkers / ‘Red-Nose Day’ puts chuckle in charity

    1989 March 11, Dayton Daily News, volume 112, number 183, Dayton, Oh., page 8 - A
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    Crossbowmen from such distant realms as Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Missouri, Illinois, New York, New Jersey and Delaware, all right there in Merrie Olde Arkansas, in the non-medieval year of 1973.

    1973 November 25, James G. Andrews, “In Merrie Olde Arkansas”, in The Commercial Appeal Mid-South Magazine, page 4

Olde2

proper nounOlde (countable and uncountable, plural Oldes)

plural Oldes

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of Old.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

dolelodedeloDeolDoelOdleLedo
Cite this entry
APA

olde. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olde

MLA

“olde.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olde. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “olde,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/olde.

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