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venerable
adjective /ˈven.ər.ə.bl̩/Definition
› formal deserving respect because of age, high position, or religious or historical importance: a venerable tradition/company/familyAdmirable and admired › informal mainly humorous describes something that has been in use, or someone who has been involved in something, for a long time: In recent years there has been a noticeable decline in such venerable British institutions as afternoon tea and the Sunday roast.Old or old-fashionedThe elderly
(Definition of venerable adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a thing of the past idiom
- age-old adjective
- ageing adjective
- ancient adjective
- antediluvian adjective
- fossilized adjective
- frumpy adjective
- have had its/your day idiom
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- olde-worlde adjective
- olden adjective
- oldish adjective
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- out of date adjective (INFORMATION)
- uncool adjective
- unreconstructed adjective
- used adjective (NOT NEW)
- vintage adjective (HIGH QUALITY)
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