Elder and Larger

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Elder adjective - Used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son.

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Larger and elder are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Larger" instead an adjective "Elder".

Nearby Word: elderly

Larger adjective - Large or big relative to something else.

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Elder and larger are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Elder" instead an adjective "Larger".

Wimsey finds out that the younger brother was left a significantly larger chunk than the elder, and asks if the elder felt passed over.

Source: Passed-Over Inheritance
When Cimorene learns that her parents have offered it on her behalf, she notes that half the kingdom is not only a considerably larger dowry than she might otherwise have been offered with, as the youngest of several sisters, it's larger than all her elder sisters' dowries put together.

Source: Literature / Enchanted Forest Chronicles
Koloss in Mistborn are like this; they never stop growing larger and stronger throughout their lives, and elder koloss (approx.. 20 years) are around fifteen feet tall and incredibly dangerous opponents.

Source: Stronger with Age

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