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Definition for Elder
elate
elderly
elder
, adj. [OE. comparative form of “old.”]
Older; senior; having lived a longer time; born, produced, or formed before something else; opposed to younger; [fig.] wise; experienced.
Former; previous; earlier; long ago.
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