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Discover LudwigThe word 'old-time' is correct and usable in written English
It is typically hyphenated to indicate that it is a compound adjective. You can use 'old-time' to refer to something from a previous era or time period, often with a sense of nostalgia or charm. It can also describe something that is traditional or old-fashioned in nature. Example: "The old-time charm of the small town was evident in its cobbled streets and historic buildings."
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old-time
adjective
From or reminiscent of an earlier time or era; old-fashioned.
synonyms
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Old-time union people.
Respectable old-time women, too.
Big Oil or old-time religion?
Mr McDougall prefers that old-time religion.
It's an old-time bamboozle look.
"That's old-time baseball.
Similar(22)
You'll have a gay old time.
He had a high old time.
(reading, fishing); Greatest old time players?
"Oh, I had a grand old time.
I had a merry old time.
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