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elder -
to compare the ages of people within a family |
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The
elder members of the tribe made
important decisions. |
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My
elder sister is taking care of
the younger children while our parents are away. |
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older -
to show the difference in years |
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John is
older than his friend Mark by
two years. |
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This is an
older version of the software
with more features. |
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Note :
In summary, "elder" is
used to describe the relative age of family members or
members of a community with a sense of seniority or
authority, while "older" is a more general adjective used to
compare the ages of people or things without emphasizing
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lie, lay
little, a little
lose, loose
mature, matured
misused, disused
myself, by myself moral, morale
officer, official
on time, in time
precede, proceed
percentage, per cent
persecuted, prosecuted
personal, personnel
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price, prize
principal, principle
respectably, respectively
rational, rationale
rise, raise
site, sight
stationary, stationery
still, yet
super, superb
tenable, feasible
two cents, notion
weather, whether
wood, woods
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