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Older Than You — Single by Eskimo Joe from the album A Song Is a City Released 4 October 2004 ( … Wikipedia
Older Than America (film) — Older Than America is an independently produced award winning[citation needed] film directed by Native American director/actress Georgina Lightning, originally released in 2008. The film explores and highlights the impact of the culture killing… … Wikipedia
older than the hills — Something or someone s that s older than the hills is extremely old … The small dictionary of idiomes
older than dirt — I. Older than dirt Something or someone s that s older than the dirt is extremely old. II. Older than dirt Something or someone that s older than dirt is very old indeed … The small dictionary of idiomes
than — 1. Than is normally used to introduce the second element in a comparison, and acts either as a conjunction (He is older than I am) or as a preposition (He is older than me). In uses such as He is older than I, than is normally regarded as a… … Modern English usage
than — [ strong ðæn, weak ðən ] function word *** Than can be used in the following ways: as a conjunction (connecting two clauses or phrases): We shouldn t spend more than we earn. as a preposition (followed by a noun): I m taller than my dad.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
than — I. conjunction Etymology: Middle English than, then then, than more at then Date: before 12th century 1. a. used as a function word to indicate the second member or the member taken as the point of departure in a comparison expressive of… … New Collegiate Dictionary
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). Usage: It is also possible to say you are older than him, with than treated as a preposition, esp. in less formal contexts. 2 introducing… … Useful english dictionary
older — /ohl deuhr/, adj. a comparative of old. Syn. OLDER, ELDER imply having greater age than something or someone else. OLDER is the usual form of the comparative of old: This building is older than that one. ELDER, now greatly restricted in… … Universalium
older — adjective [ˈəʊldə,ˈoʊldɚ/ a) Elder, senior. , My older brother and I are Catholic twins. He’s older by eleven months, not quite a year older than me. b) Elderly. , The thoughtful lad helped an older lady across the street … Wiktionary
than — 1 strong conjunction 1 higher than/cheaper than etc used when comparing two things that are different to introduce the second thing: The cost of the repairs was a lot cheaper than I thought. 2 would rather/would sooner...than... used to say that… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English