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Older vs Longer - What's the difference?

older | longer |

As adjectives the difference between older and longer

is that older is (old), elder, senior while longer is (long).

As an adverb longer is

(long).

As a noun longer is

one who longs or yearns for something.

older

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (old), elder, senior
    • My older' brother and I are Catholic twins. He’s '''older''' by eleven months, not quite a year ' older than me.
  • elderly
    • The thoughtful lad helped an older lady across the street.
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    longer

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (long)

    • Adverb

    (head)
  • (long)
    • Derived terms
    * no longer

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who longs or yearns for something.

    • Statistics

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