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Elder
01
mayor
a person older in age or experience than another
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You should respect your elders.
He sought advice from a family elder.
02
a senior member or officer in certain Christian churches
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The elder led the congregation in prayer.
Church elders met to plan the upcoming service.
03
a shrub or small tree of temperate and subtropical regions, bearing clusters of white flowers and dark berries
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An elder grew beside the fence, heavy with berries.
The elder produces fragrant blossoms in early summer.
elder
01
used to distinguish the older of two people with the same name, especially a father and son
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The portrait depicted William Brown, the elder.
John Smith, the elder, founded the business in 1902.
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The elder sister always looked out for her younger siblings, offering guidance and support.
La hermana mayor siempre cuidaba de sus hermanos menores, ofreciendo orientación y apoyo.
As the elder sibling, she felt a sense of responsibility to set a good example for her younger brother.
Como la hermana mayor, sentía un sentido de responsabilidad de dar un buen ejemplo a su hermano menor.
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