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earliest

English

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /??.li.?st/, enPR: ûr?l??st
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???.li.?st/, enPR: ûr?l??st
  • Hyphenation: ear?li?est

Adjective

earliest

  1. superlative form of early: most early

Derived terms

  • at the earliest

Adverb

earliest

  1. superlative form of early: most early

Anagrams

  • Aleister, ateliers, e-tailers, etailers, laterise, leariest, realties

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eldest

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??ld?st/
  • Hyphenation: eld?est

Adjective

eldest

  1. superlative form of old: most old; greatest in age or seniority.
    eldest son

Usage notes

The normal superlative of old is oldest. The irregular form eldest is sometimes used with family members, but it is otherwise rare.

Synonyms

  • oldest

Translations

Adjective

eldest (not comparable)

  1. (card games) (of a player) Receiving cards from the dealer first, before any other players.
  2. (card games) (of a hand) Having higher, or superior cards.
    • 2003, Thunder Bay Press, The Card Game Set
      Each player draws a card, and the lowest becomes eldest hand.

Noun

eldest (plural eldests)

  1. The eldest child in a family, or individual in a group.

Anagrams

  • Ledets, steeld

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

eldest

  1. inflection of eldast:
    1. present tense
    2. past tense

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