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as old as Adam

as old as Adam is the alternative form of old as Adam.

Meaning of old as Adam

Adjective

old as Adam (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Extremely old.

Questions about as old as Adam

What is as old as Adam the alternative form of?
As old as Adam is the alternative form of old as Adam.

Words near as old as Adam in the dictionary

  1. as of late
  2. as of now
  3. as of right
  4. as of yet
  5. as often as not
  6. as old as Adam
  7. as old as Methuselah
  8. as old as time itself
  9. as one
  10. as one does
  11. as one door closes, another opens

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