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older

/ˈoʊldɚ/ adjective A1
  1. elderly · The thoughtful lad helped an older lady across the street.
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We, so much older,
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 21 · C1
Indeed, she had quite a long argument with the Lory, who at last turned sulky, and would only say, “I am older than you, and must know better;” and this Alice would not allow without knowing how old it was, and, as the Lory positively refused to tell its age, there was no more to be said.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 15 · B2
“But then,” thought Alice, “shall I _never_ get any older than I am now?
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 24 · B2
That will be a new thing in logic, and a feat in story-telling somewhat older than the great wall of China.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 1 · C1

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