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olim

Pronunciation: [ˈoː.lĩː]

“olim” is a Latin word. Its 4 meanings in English:

adverb

  1. formerly, in time past, some time ago
  2. once upon a time
  3. one day, once, at some (future) time
  4. often, for some time

In Latin

  1. (Initiō fabularum) longus abhinc, aliquo tempore in praeteritō
  2. una die, unus tempus in praeteritō, aliquo tempore (in futuro)
  3. Multis temporibus, modo frequenti

Etymology

For ōle, olle, ōlus, ollus, archaic forms of ille, with locative ending -im, = illō tempore.

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