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The Latin word for old is
vetus





old



Translations for old and their definitions

vetus
     1. adj. old, aged, elderly, ancient
     2. adj. long-standing
     3. adj. former, previous


antiquus
     1. adj. old, ancient
     2. adj. aged
     3. adj. time-honoured, bygone
     4. adj. simple, venerable
     5. adj. classic, traditional, essential


ex
     1. prep. out of, from


vetulus
     1. adj. old; little old, poor old
     2. n. old man; little old man



senex
     1. adj. (usually of a person) old, aged, elderly
     2. n. old person, old man, old woman, older person, older man, older woman (typically age 40 or older; older than a iuvenis)


annosus
     1. adj. full of years, old, aged


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