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older

[ ohl-der ]

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adjective

a comparative of old.
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older

/ ˈəʊ��ə /

adjective

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

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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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Earlier, Louis Ahearne was sentenced to 33 years, his older brother Stewart Ahearne for 30 years and Kelly for 36 years plus an extra five years on licence.

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Gurr didn’t recognize the company patriarch — “an older guy, unshaven, kinda ratty looking” — when he put his leg up on one of the tires of the mini-car.

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After a previous conflict in Gaza in 2009, a UN survey of the territory found asbestos in debris from older buildings, sheds, temporary building extensions, roofs and the walls of livestock enclosures.

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As he grew older, this became increasingly unmanageable for his family.

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She added she still feels the same way today, to an extent, but that things had "gotten a little more complicated" as she had gotten older regarding "inflammation and health stuff."

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earlier

Old English sheepdog old-established

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