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  • 1Old growth forest — Old growth forest, (also termed primary forest, ancient forest, virgin forest, primeval forest, frontier forest or in the UK, Ancient Woodland), is a type of forest that has attained great age and so exhibits unique biological features. Old… …

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  • 2Old-time music — Stylistic origins British folk, African music, minstrel, Tin Pan Alley, gospel, Appalachian music Cultural origins English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish African, French, German, Spanish …

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  • 3Old Church Slavonic — словѣньскъ ѩзꙑкъ slověnĭskŭ językŭ Spoken in formerly in Slavic areas, under the influence of Byzantium (both Catholic and Orthodox) Region Eastern Europe Era …

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  • 4Old Forge School District — Old Forge Campus Home of the Blue Devils Location 300 Marion Street Old For …

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  • 5Old Style and New Style dates — Old Style redirects here. For other uses, see Old Style (disambiguation). Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are used in English language historical studies either to indicate that the start of the Julian year has been adjusted to start on… …

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  • 6Old Parliament House, Canberra — Old Parliament House as viewed from the front …

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  • 7terms of address — are used to index social relations between the addresser and the addressee. Since China is traditionally known to have put much emphasis on social hierarchy, it is no coincidence that Chinese possesses a sophisticated system of address forms. In… …

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  • 8Old World wine — Old World wines refers to wines that come from regions with a long documented history of wine production Old World wine refers primarily to wine made in Europe but can also include other regions of the Mediterranean basin with long histories of… …

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  • 9Old Master — Old Masters redirects here. For other uses, see Old Masters (disambiguation). Giorgione s Sleeping Venus (c. 1510), Dresden, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister. Old Master (or old master ) is a term for a European painter of skill who worked before… …

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  • 10Old-fashioned — Old fash ioned, a. Formed according to old or obsolete fashion or pattern; belonging to or characteristic of times past; adhering to old customs, styles, or ideas; as, an old fashioned dress, girl; old fashioned wire rimmed glasses. Old fashioned …

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