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elderly

The correct spelling is elderly.

How to pronounce elderly

/ˈɛldəli/
noun

IPA: /ˈɛldəli/

Say it like: Eld-erl-ee

The correct spelling is elderly. An elderly person

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An elderly person
  2. 2.(the elderly) older people as a whole

adjective

  1. 1.Old; having lived for relatively many years.
  2. 2.Of an object, being old-fashioned or frail due to aging.

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