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of a certain age

prep_phrase

Etymology

Perhaps a calque of French d'un certain âge.

  1. calqued from d'un certain âge

Definitions

  1. Middle-aged or older.

    • 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.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see of, a, certain, age: belonging to some particular specified age range.

    • All able-bodied men of a certain age were subject to conscription by royal decree.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA