AGED

• (noun) people who are old collectively

  "special arrangements were available for the aged"

  synonyms : elderly

• (adj.) (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)

  synonyms : cured

• (adj.) of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable)

  "mature well-aged cheeses"

  synonyms : ripened

• (adj.) 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"

  synonyms : elderly , older , senior

• (adj.) having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)

  "aged ten", "ten years of age"

  synonyms : of age

• (adj.) at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable)

  "aged rocks"

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