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aged
('/eI//dZ//I/d )

adjective (a)

  • Old; having lived long; having lived almost to or beyond the usual time allotted to that species of being; as, an aged man; an aged oak.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • people who are old collectively(noun.group)
    Example:
    Special arrangements were available for the aged.
    Synonym:
    elderly
    Antonym:
    young, youth
    source: wordnet30

adjective satellite (s)

  • advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)(adj.all)
    Example:
    Aged members of the society.
    Synonym:
    elderly, older, senior
    source: wordnet30
  • at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable)(adj.all)
    Example:
    Aged rocks.
    source: wordnet30
  • having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)(adj.all)
    Example:
    Aged ten.
    Synonym:
    of age
    source: wordnet30
  • of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable)(adj.all)
    Example:
    Mature well-aged cheeses.
    Synonym:
    ripened
    source: wordnet30
  • (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    cured
    source: wordnet30
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