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older

[ohl-der]

adjective

  1. a comparative of old.

    Antonyms:


older

/ ˈəʊə /

adjective

  1. the comparative of old

  2. Also (of people, esp members of the same family): elder.having lived or existed longer; of greater age

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Older, elder imply having greater age than something or someone else. Older is the usual form of the comparative of old: This building is older than that one. Elder, now greatly restricted in application, is used chiefly to indicate seniority in age as between any two people but especially priority of birth as between children born of the same parents: The elder brother became king.
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His older son, a graphic designer, lives nearby.

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Mr Reilly returned to the property in the early hours to try to survey the damage and saw firefighters helping an older person to safety.

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"We spoke to Eddie and said we wanted to sign with him one day. He said, 'come to me when you're a bit older, boys'. And now here we are."

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Debora, you have a character, a female vice president, who’s been doing the bidding of an older president whose capabilities have been called into question, and spoiler alert, she becomes president.

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Of staffers for whom ProPublica has identified ages, 28 are 29 or younger, 35 are 30 to 39, and 36 are 40 or older.

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