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Discover LudwigThe phrase "and oldest" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing the age of multiple subjects, indicating that one is the oldest among them.
Example: "This tree is the tallest and oldest in the park."
Alternatives: "and most ancient" or "and earliest".
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He was my closest and oldest friend.
Germany has one of the lowest birthrates and oldest populations.
This is especially true for the sickest and oldest people.
Dr. Besser's father and oldest brother are doctors.
Of these, São Paulo's is the largest and oldest.
My father and oldest brother were graduates of West Point.
Darling is one of Brown's closest and oldest political friends.
It applies to the simplest and oldest derivatives: options.
My dinosaurs are one of the world's largest and oldest freshwater fish, the endangered arapaima.
In scholarship, Kokugaku ("National Learning") called attention to Japan's most ancient poetry and oldest written histories.
The cone-bearing gymnosperms are among the largest and oldest living organisms in the world.
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