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–noun
1. Also, oldstyle. Printing. a type style differentiated from modern by the more or less uniform thickness of all strokes and by slanted serifs.
2. (initial capital letters) time reckoned according to the Julian calendar. Compare New Style.
3. Also, old-style. Typography. noting or descriptive of a font of numerals of which some part extends below the baseline.
Origin:
1865–70
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old style  
n.  

  1. Printing A style of type originating in the 18th century and characterized by slight contrast between light and heavy strokes and slanting serifs.

  2. Old Style Abbr. OS or O/S The method of reckoning dates according to the Julian calendar.

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