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Older

adjective

1.

Advanced in years; ('aged' is pronounced as two syllables). Synonyms: aged, elderly, senior. "Elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper" , "Senior citizen"

2.

Used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son. Synonyms: elder, sr..

3.

Skilled through long experience. Synonym: old. "The older soldiers"

Old

adjective

(compar. older; superl. oldest)

1.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age. "A ripe old age" , "How old are you?"

2.

Of long duration; not new. "Old house" , "Old wine" , "Old country" , "Old friendships" , "Old money"

3.

(used for emphasis) very familiar. "Same old story"

4.

Skilled through long experience. Synonym: older. "The older soldiers"

5.

Belonging to some prior time. Synonyms: erstwhile, former, one-time, onetime, quondam, sometime. "Our former glory" , "The once capital of the state" , "Her quondam lover"

6.

(used informally especially for emphasis). Synonyms: honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, sure-enough. "Had us a high old time" , "Went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel"

7.

Of a very early stage in development. "Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century"

8.

Just preceding something else in time or order. Synonym: previous. "My old house was larger"

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