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obsolete

Pronunciation: /ˈɒbsəliːt/

The English word “obsolete” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. No longer in use or no longer useful; now disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer, better, or more fashionable); outmoded.
  2. Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.

verb

  1. To cause to become obsolete.

noun

  1. An obsolete thing or person.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obsolētus (“worn out, gone out of use”), past participle of obsolēscere (“to wear out, fall into disuse, grow old, decay”); see obsolesce.

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