"oldie" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈəʊldi/ [UK], /ˈoʊldi/ [General-American] Forms: oldies [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊldi Etymology: old + -ie Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|old|ie}} old + -ie Head templates: {{en-noun}} oldie (plural oldies)
  1. (informal) Something or someone old. Tags: informal Synonyms: antique (english: thing), classic, ; [person], oldster, old person Translations (something or someone old): vana (Estonian), Oldie [masculine] (German), örhänge [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-oldie-en-noun-YWDgpn-C Disambiguation of 'something or someone old': 97 1 1
  2. (informal) A song or record from a previous era. Tags: informal Translations (song or record from a long time ago): 老歌 (lǎogē) (Chinese Mandarin), gouwe ouwe [masculine] (Dutch), Oldie [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-oldie-en-noun-y71BV-Kr Disambiguation of 'song or record from a long time ago': 9 58 33
  3. (informal, in the plural) The genre of music composed of popular music from previous eras. Tags: in-plural, informal
    Sense id: en-oldie-en-noun-NYnTDqIK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 17 69 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 23 15 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: classic hit (english: music senses) Derived forms: golden oldie, oldie but goodie

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        "(informal) A song or record from a previous era."
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      "sense": "something or someone old",
      "word": "vana"
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Oldie"
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