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PRONUNCIATION OF OLD-LINE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OLD-LINE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Old-Line is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OLD-LINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of old-line in the English dictionary

The definition of old-line in the dictionary is conservative; old-fashioned. Other definition of old-line is well-established; traditional.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OLD-LINE

old-established
old-fashioned
old-fashionedly
old-line party
old-liner
old-looking
old-maidish
old-media
old-money
old-skool
old-style
old-talk
old-time
old-time dance
old-time dancing
old-timer
old-womanish
old-world
old-worldly

WORDS THAT END LIKE OLD-LINE

A-line
above-the-line
below-the-line
body-line
bush-line
by-line
first-line
front-line
half-line
hotline
in-line
main-line
one-line
open-line
straight-line
three-line
through-line
top-of-the-line
towing-line
two-line
world-line

Synonyms and antonyms of old-line in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «old-line» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OLD-LINE

Find out the translation of old-line to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of old-line from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «old-line» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

老行
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

viejo -line
570 millions of speakers

English

old-line
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुरानी लाइन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خط عمره
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

старый - линия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

old -line
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুরোনো লাইন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vieux - ligne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Garis lama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Old-Line
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

保守的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이전 온라인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lawas-line
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cũ trực tuyến
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழைய வரிசை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जुनी-रेखा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Eski çizgi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

old -line
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

old - linia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

старий - лінія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

vechi - line
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

old - line
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ou -line
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gammal -line
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

old -line
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of old-line

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OLD-LINE»

The term «old-line» is regularly used and occupies the 101.199 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OLD-LINE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «old-line» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «old-line» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about old-line

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OLD-LINE»

Discover the use of old-line in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to old-line and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Maryland: A New Guide to the Old Line State
"An updated version of a guide to (Maryland) . . . prepared by the Works Progress Administration . . . (last updated in 1976).
Earl Arnett, Robert J. Brugger, Edward C. Papenfuse, 1999
2
Maryland, a Guide to the Old Line State,
compiled by workers of the Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Maryland. Sponsored by Herbert R. O'Conor, governor of Maryland.
Best Books on, Federal Writers' Project, 1940
3
Civil War Maryland: Stories from the Old Line State
This volume will appeal to those who want to be introduced to the Civil War in Maryland as well as to those already well versed in the subject.
Richard P. Cox, 2008
4
Maryland: The Old Line State
Illustrations and text present the history, geography, people, politics and government, economy, and social life and customs of Maryland.
Michael A. Martin, 2002
5
Setting the Stage: Dance and Gender in Old-line New Orleans ...
Mardi Gras Carnival balls are traditional New Orleans events when krewe organizations present their seasonal mock monarchs.
Jennifer Atkins, 2008
6
Monsters of Maryland: Mysterious Creatures in the Old Line State
Features . . . Bigfoot Sea Serpent Chessie The Snarly Yow The Bunnyman Other stange beasts, including goatmen, swamp monsters, and others
Ed Okonowicz, 2012
7
Old Line Whigs for Buchanan&Breckinridge. Letters from Hon. ...
James BUCHANAN (President of the United States of America.), John Cabell BRECKINRIDGE, John Woodland CRISFIELD, James Alfred PEARCE, Thomas G. PRATT. '1 15 to believe that our Southern brethren would submit to be governed ...
James BUCHANAN (President of the United States of America.), John Cabell BRECKINRIDGE, John Woodland CRISFIELD, 1856
8
Maryland Legends: Folklore from the Old Line State
"Discover a wide range of fascinating lore from the state of Maryland"--
Trevor J. Blank, David J. Puglia, 2014
9
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Giddings, Chase, Fred Douglass and Lovejoy were here to christen them whenever they were brought in. [Laughter] Lincoln went to work to dissolve the old line Whig party. Clay was dead, and although the sod was not yet green on his grave, ...
Abraham Lincoln, Rodney O. Davis, Douglas Lawson Wilson, 2008
10
Points and Lines: Characterizing the Classical Geometries
Any point incident with an old line is an old point – possibly a very old point A line that is incident with two distinct old points, but which is not itself an old line, will be called a new line. Clearly a new line cannot be incident with two distinct very ...
Ernest E. Shult, 2010

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OLD-LINE»

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1
National Wine & Spirits deal launched serial investor
At the moment, LaCrosse is sinking lots of cash into an old-line company, Opflex Technologies, the foam products maker that's involved in the ... «Indianapolis Star, Jul 15»
2
Cigna Agrees To $48 Billion Takeover By Anthem
The deal would retire a corporate name with old-line roots. Connecticut General, formed in Hartford by an act of the legislature in 1865, ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
3
GE's Return To Its Industrial Roots Offers Hope US Economy May …
... article noted, “Welch barnstormed through GE shutting factories, paring payrolls and hacking mercilessly at its lackluster old-line units.”. «ValueWalk, Jul 15»
4
Joe Sixpack: Narragansett, New England's Yuengling
Speaking of old-line breweries, Wilkes-Barre's Lion Brewery is launching a new Stegmaier Cellar Series that pushes beyond the 110-year-old ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
5
Xerox investors brace for earnings
The old-line technology company hit a 52-week low of $10.24 earlier this month as it struggled with weak sales of legacy products and a strong ... «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
6
Proposal to split up Qualcomm is patently absurd
The suggestion that the management of old-line food processor ConAgra has anything in common with the management of Qualcomm is ... «Network World, Jul 15»
7
MAN BEHIND TRUMP: 'He's a good guy personally... but he's a …
It has been an interesting run, as Trump has induced migraine headaches with many old-line conservative republicans. Lewandowski left a ... «Catholic Online, Jul 15»
8
An old-line diabetes drug may have new uses against diseases of …
Just over a year ago, Catherine Price decided to start taking one of the cheapest, safest, oldest, most widely prescribed drugs for Type 2 ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Old-Line [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/old-line>. Apr 2024 ».
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