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[きゅう(旧)]
kyuu
prefix, noun

English Meaning(s) for 旧

prefix
  1. old; former; ex-
noun
  1. the old; old things; old customs
  2. old times; bygone days
noun, prefix
  1. Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
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» old times; old things; old friend; former; ex-

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Sample Sentences for 旧

The new tunnel is twice as long as the old one.
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The former President's death was announced.
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It is important to maintain backward compatibility with software that was written to run on the former system.
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Bureaucrats are testing the waters over revising old regulations.
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Robert Hansen was arrested on suspicion of having sold off secret information to the former Soviet Union.
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