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单词 olden
释义 old·en
I. \ˈōldən\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from old (II) + -en (adjective suffix)
1. : of or relating to a bygone era : ancient, quaint
 < Denmark in very olden times was a wooded country — Erik Schacke >
 < in the olden days, water wheels were used to drive some of the machinery — L.D.Stamp >
 < a style which resembles that of the olden chronicles — P.J.Searles >
2. : advanced in years : old
 < assented to the judgment of an olden rabbinic teacher — Leonard Bernstein >
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: old (I) + -en (v. suffix)
intransitive verb
: to grow old : age
 < saw an oldening flaccid face — Maurice Walsh >
transitive verb
archaic : to make older
 < experience … had oldened him — W.M.Thackeray >
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