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English Dictionary: Elderly by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
elderly
adj
  1. advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen"
    Synonym(s): aged, elderly, older, senior
n
  1. people who are old collectively; "special arrangements were available for the aged"
    Synonym(s): aged, elderly
    Antonym(s): young, youth
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Elderly \Eld"er*ly\, a.
      Somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age; bordering on old
      age; as, elderly people.
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