Noun
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people who are old collectively
"special arrangements were available for the aged"
Adjective
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(used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
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of wines, fruit, cheeses
having reached a desired or final condition
(`aged' pronounced as one syllable)
"mature well-aged cheeses"
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having attained a specific age
(`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
"aged ten"
"ten years of age"
- of age -
at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable)
"aged rocks"
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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"