"older" meaning in English

See older in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈəʊldə/ [UK], /ˈoʊldɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-older.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -əʊldə(ɹ) Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} older
  1. comparative form of old: more old, elder, senior Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: old (extra: more old, elder, senior)
    Sense id: en-older-en-adj-pGJCMqOU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5

Adjective

IPA: /ˈəʊldə/ [UK], /ˈoʊldɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-older.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -əʊldə(ɹ) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} older (not comparable)
  1. elderly Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-older-en-adj-RXAgSZ6j

Download JSON data for older meaning in English (2.2kB)

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