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elderly

Main Entry:: ¹el·der·ly
Pronunciation:: \ˈel-dər-lē\
Function:: adjective
Date:: 1611

1 a: rather old ; especially : being past middle age b: old-fashioned2: of, relating to, or characteristic of later life or elderly persons

— el·der·li·ness noun

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