old style

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noun

1

capitalized O&S : a style of reckoning time used before the adoption of the Gregorian calendar

2

: a style of type distinguished by graceful irregularity among individual letters, bracketed serifs, and but slight contrast between light and heavy strokes

Old Style

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adjective

: using or according to the Julian calendar

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1617, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1667, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

Old Style

noun

: the way the calendar was calculated before the adoption of the Gregorian calendar