antiguo

adj. ancient, very old; old established; antique; former, late; vintage; archaic

n. antique

= ancient, early [earlier -comp., earliest -sup.], former, old [older -comp., oldest -sup.], long-standing, age-old, sometime + Nombre, erstwhile, overaged, olde, retrospective, timeworn.
Ex: But this traditional stance conceals an ancient feud between cataloguers and reference librarians over the true function of the library catalogue.
Ex: Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader.
Ex: This person acted as the liaison with the former UNIMARC Working Group.
Ex: These circumvent many of the problems that must be tackled in subject indexing such as the emergence of new terms and new meanings for old words.
Ex: The struggle to make the library an integral part of the educational process is a long-standing one which has yet to be resolved.
Ex: The current environment in higher education is providing an opportunity for librarians to define a future that will ensure their central role in the educational process and thus resolve these remaining age-old questions.
Ex: One of the most successful is the system devised by Dyson, sometime editor of CA.
Ex: This article relates the professional experiences of an erstwhile academic librarian.
Ex: Bielefeld University is replacing its overaged mainframe data processing systems in the library.
Ex: The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.
Ex: It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.
Ex: But beyond the honeymoon hotels and resorts, Polynesian life goes on and timeworn traditions are preserved.
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* a la antigua = old-style.
* antigua esposa = ex-wife.
* Antigua Grecia = Ancient Greece.
* antigua Roma = ancient Rome.
* antiguo alumno = alumnus [alumni, -pl.].
* antiguo periodista = ex-journalist.
* antiguo régimen, el = ancient regime, the.
* antiguos egipcios, los = ancient Egyptians, the.
* antiguo soldado = ex-soldier.
* Antiguo Testamento, el = Old Testament (O.T.), the.
* asociación de antiguos alumnos = alumni association.
* casco antiguo = old town.
* de antigua generación = low-end.
* en el mundo antiguo = in antiquity.
* ISBD(A) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material anti = ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).
* ley antigua = ancient law.
* libro antiguo = old book, rare book.
* más antiguo = longest-serving.
* más antiguo, el = seniormost, the.
* muy antiguo = centuries-old.
* obra antigua = ancient work.
* periódicos antiguos = old newspapers.
* red de antiguos compañeros = old boy network.
* ser muy antiguo = go back + a long way.