aged
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- n  people who are old collectively
                    
                        
                            
special arrangements were available for the aged - v begin to seem older; get older
 - v  grow old or older
                    
                        
                            
She aged gracefully - v  make older
                    
                        
                            
The death of his child aged him tremendously - s  advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
                    
                        
                            
aged members of the society - s  at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable)
                    
                        
                            
aged rocks - s  having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
                    
                        
                            
aged ten - s  of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable)
                    
                        
                            
mature well-aged cheeses - s (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
 
- Sales soar as liquor snobs discover the fine aged varieties' mellow, complex flavors.
 - While that proportion of the population has increased overall over the past decade, Olowokure points out that middle-aged and older people tend to delay visiting a doctor for .
 - Even more startling than recent overall advances in surgery is the improved outlook for aged patients who need operations.