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Meaning of the word older in English

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older

Adjective

1.

having lived for a long time; no longer young.

Example:
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the old man lay propped up on cushions
Synonym:
elderlymatureagedolderseniorlong in the toothgraygrizzledhoaryancientdecrepitdodderingdodderynot long for this worldripesenilesuperannuatedvenerableseptuagenarianoctogenariannonagenariancentenarianover the hill
Synonym:
young
2.

belonging only or chiefly to the past; former or previous.

Example:
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valuation under the old rating system was inexact
Synonym:
bygonepastformeroldenof oldremotepreviousearlyearlierearliestmedievalancientclassicalprimevalprimordialprehistoricantediluvianforgottenimmemorial
Synonym:
modernrecent
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