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Ancient Tree Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "ELDER" which means:
- noun
- • A person who is older than you are
- • Any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
- • Any of various church officers adjective satellite
- • Used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son verb
- • To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting. adjective
- • Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
- • Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
- • Having existed or lived for the specified time.
- • (heading) of an earlier time.
- • Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
- • Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
- • A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)
- • Excessive, abundant.
An example sentence would be:
- • "My elder sister is five years older than me."
- • "The elder of the two brothers always took care of the younger one."
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