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olden

[ ohl-duhn ]

adjective

Literary.
  1. of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
  2. old.


olden

/ ˈəʊ±ô»åÉ™²Ô /

adjective

  1. an archaic or poetic word for old

    in olden times

    in olden days

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of olden1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; old, -en 2
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"In the olden days, doctors would ease you out of life and the difference was it wasn't necessarily with your consent," she said.

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"The olden days, when discreet GPs used to bump people off if life got unendurable - unfortunately Dr Shipman changed all that because everything tightened up."

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Two years ago, I ditched any semblance of cheesy dating apps in favor of meeting the love of my life organically, like in the olden days.

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Prince Harry said that in the "olden days" parents always knew what their children were up to, as long as they were at home.

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In the olden days, writers were taught to put the mark –30– at the bottom of a story to indicate the end.

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