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elderly

DEFINITIONS OF: elderly

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

elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper”
Synonyms:
aged, older, senior
old
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

n people who are old collectively

Synonyms:
aged
Antonyms:
young, youth
young people collectively
Type of:
age bracket, age group, cohort
a group of people having approximately the same age
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