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Meaning of of a certain age | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Middle-aged or older.

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.”
“Women of a certain age / They learn to rely and your job is responses / Having played the mating game”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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