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older

ol·der

UK/ˈəʊldə/ US/ˈoʊldɚ/ common

adjective

1.

advanced in years; (`aged'' is pronounced as two syllables)

  • “aged members of the society”
  • “elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper”
  • “senior citizen”
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2.

older brother or sister

  • “big sister”
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3.

used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son

  • “Bill Adams, Sr.”
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4.

old in experience

  • “an old offender”
  • “the older soldiers”
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Origin

Variant of Alder.

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