"vieux comme le monde" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /vjø kɔm lə mɔ̃d/ Forms: vieille comme le monde [feminine], vieux comme le monde [masculine, plural], vieilles comme le monde [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Literally, “old as the world”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|old as the world}} “old as the world”, {{lit|old as the world}} Literally, “old as the world” Head templates: {{fr-adj|f=vieille comme le monde}} vieux comme le monde (feminine vieille comme le monde, masculine plural vieux comme le monde, feminine plural vieilles comme le monde)
  1. (simile) older than dirt, old as the hills, old as time Synonyms: vieux comme les chemins, vieux comme Hérode, vieux comme Mathusalem
    Sense id: en-vieux_comme_le_monde-fr-adj-4bW5FHVU Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French similes

Inflected forms

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