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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. people who are old collectively;
- Example: "special arrangements were available for the aged"
[syn: aged, elderly]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. advanced in years; (`aged'; is pronounced as two syllables);
- Example: "aged members of the society"
- Example: "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"
- Example: "senior citizen"
[syn: aged, elderly, older, senior]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Elderly \Eld"er*ly\, a.
   Somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age; bordering on old
   age; as, elderly people.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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" [syn: aged, elderly,
           older, senior]
    n 1: people who are old collectively; "special arrangements were
         available for the aged" [syn: aged, elderly] [ant:
         young, youth]