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Middle-aged or older.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic
Examples
- Near-synonyms: (indeterminate) getting on in years, on in years, long in the tooth; (past middle age) older, senior, elderly, geriatric; see also Thesaurus:elderly
- a lady of a certain age
- Now that I'm of a certain age, I need reading glasses to see up close.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: getting on in years, on in years, long in the tooth, older, senior, elderly, geriatric
Antonyms: none provided
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see of, a, certain, age: belonging to some particular specified age range.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- All able-bodied men of a certain age were subject to conscription by royal decree.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Perhaps a calque of French d'un certain âge.
