What does "old-time" mean?

From or reminiscent of an earlier time or era; old-fashioned.

What is a synonym for "old-time"?

Common synonyms include: age old, ageless, ancient, antique, bygone, dateless.

Old-time

adj

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Definitions

Adjective

1
From or reminiscent of an earlier time or era; old-fashioned.
"He likes to listen to old-time music."
2
Ancient; persisting since ancient times.
"Had a pterodactyl swooped down from those old-time crags, it would hardly have been out of place."

Adjective

1
attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

age old ageless ancient antique bygone dateless

Example

More examples

"With rows of flaring torches to light it up, and the colour and rude hilarity of an old-time banquet, the dining room might have softened; but now, when two black-clothed gentlemen sat in the little circle of light thrown by a shaded lamp, one’s voice became hushed and one’s spirit subdued."

Etymology

From old + time.

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