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How to pronounce “elder”
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Pronunciation guide for elder
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of elder with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- The Accidental Terrorist
Should I call you-- what is it, elder, instead?
- Definition summary
- comparative degree of old: older, greater than another in age or seniority.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce elder
The Accidental Terrorist
Should I call you-- what is it, elder, instead?
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “elder”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- comparative degree of old: older, greater than another in age or seniority.
- [Noun]
- A leader or senior member of a tribe or community, often of considerable age, respected as an authority figure, especially in a counselling, consultative, or ceremonial role.
- (now chiefly US) An old person.
- (relational, chiefly in the plural, chiefly with possessive determiners) One who is older than another.
- One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
- An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.
- A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments.
- (US, Mormonism) One ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.
- (US, Mormonism) A male missionary.
- (Mormonism, often capitalized) Title for a male missionary; title for a general authority.
- (Germanic paganism) A pagan or Heathen priest or priestess.
- [Verb]
- (Quakerism) To admonish or reprove for improper conduct by the elders of the meeting.
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