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Definition of Methuselah noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Methuselah

noun
 
/məˈθjuːzələ/
 
/məˈθuːzələ/
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  1. used to describe a very old person
    • I'm feeling older than Methuselah.
    Word OriginFrom Methuselah, a man in the Bible who is supposed to have lived for 969 years.
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