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Meaning of olde | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

Archaic spelling of old.

alt-of, archaic

Examples

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

CEFR level

C2
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This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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