adjective
1. advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables) (Freq. 11)
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aged members of the society
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elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper
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senior citizen
• Similar to: ↑old
• Derivationally related forms: ↑seniority (for: ↑senior), ↑aged (for: ↑aged), ↑agedness (for: ↑aged)
2. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son (Freq. 3)
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Bill Adams, Sr.
• Similar to: ↑senior
3. skilled through long experience (Freq. 1)
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an old offender
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the older soldiers
• Syn: ↑old
• Similar to: ↑experienced, ↑experient
Useful english dictionary. 2012.