transcription, транскрипция: [ eldə(r)li ]
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
You use elderly as a polite way of saying that someone is old.
...an elderly couple...
Many of those most affected are elderly.
ADJ [ politeness ]
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The elderly are people who are old.
The elderly are a formidable force in any election.
N-PLURAL : the N