old, ancient, venerable, antique, antiquated, archaic, obsolete mean having come into existence or use in the more or less distant past. old may apply to either actual or merely relative length …

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Old English (Englisc or Ænglisc, pronounced [ˈeŋɡliʃ] or [ˈæŋɡliʃ]), or Anglo-Saxon, [a] is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern …

That's an old joke - I've heard it about a thousand times. I think this cheese is old, judging by the smell of it.

1 day ago · old (comparative older or elder, superlative oldest or eldest or (US, dialectal) oldermost) Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period …

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You use old to refer to something that is no longer used, that no longer exists, or that has been replaced by something else. The old road had disappeared under grass and heather.

There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun old, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

OLD meaning: 1 : having lived for many years not young; 2 : used to talk about or ask about a person's age

Old is the most general term: old lace; an old saying. Ancient pertains to the distant past: "the hills, / Rock-ribbed, and ancient as the sun" (William Cullen Bryant).