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oldworldliness

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old-world

  [ohld-wurld]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to the ancient world or to a former period of history.
2. of or pertaining to the Old World: old-world customs.
3. characteristic of the Old World; quaint; traditional.
Origin:
1705–15

Related forms:
old-worldly, adjective
old-world⋅li⋅ness, noun
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