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eld⋅er⋅ly

  [el-der-lee]
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–adjective
1. somewhat old; near old age: a resort for elderly people.
2. of or pertaining to persons in later life.
Origin:
1605–15; elder 1 + -ly

Related forms:
eld⋅er⋅li⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. See old.
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eld·er·ly   (ěl'dər-lē)   
adj.  
  1. Being past middle age and approaching old age; rather old. See Usage Note at old.
  2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of older persons or life in later years.
n.  
  1. pl. eld·er·lies An elderly person.
  2. pl. elderly (used with a pl. verb) Older people considered as a group. Often used with the: special recreational programs for the elderly.
el'der·li·ness n.
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Elderly

Eld"er*ly\, a. Somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age; bordering on old age; as, elderly people.
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Language Translation for : elderly
Spanish: mayor, anciano,
German: älter,
Japanese: 年輩の
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elderly

in human beings, the final stage of the normal life span. Definitions of old age are not consistent from the standpoints of biology, demography (conditions of mortality and morbidity), employment and retirement, and sociology. For statistical and public administrative purposes, however, old age is frequently defined as 60 or 65 years of age or older

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