About The Word Obsolete
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Obsolete
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What's The Definition Of Obsolete?
[adj] no longer in use; "obsolete words"
[adj] old; no longer in use or valid or fashionable; "obsolete words"; "an obsolete locomotive"; "outdated equipment"; "superannuated laws"; "out-of-date ideas" Synonyms | Synonyms for Obsolete: disused | noncurrent | outdated | out-of-date | superannuated Related Terms | Find terms related to Obsolete: abandoned | abjured | ago | ancient | antediluvian | antiquate | antiquated | antique | archaic | behind the times | blown over | by | bygone | bypast | dated | dead | dead and buried | deceased | defunct | demode | departed | deserted | discarded | discontinued | disused | done with | elapsed | expired | extinct | finished | forgotten | gone | gone glimmering | gone out | gone-by | has-been | hors de combat | irrecoverable | lapsed | no more | not worth saving | obsolesce | obsolescent | off the field | old | old hat | old-fashioned | old-time | old-timey | on the shelf | out | out of commission | out of date | out of fashion | out of gear | out of style | out of use | outdated | outmoded | out-of-date | outworn | over | passe | passed | passed away | past | past use | pensioned off | relinquished | renounced | resigned | retired | run out | superannuate | superannuated | superseded | unused | vanished | worn-out | wound up See Also | Obsolete In Webster's Dictionary \Ob"so*lete\, a. [L. obsoletus, p. p. of obsolescere.
See {Obsolescent}.]
1. No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused; neglected;
as, an obsolete word; an obsolete statute; -- applied
chiefly to words, writings, or observances.
2. (Biol.) Not very distinct; obscure; rudimental;
imperfectly developed; abortive.
Syn: Ancient; antiquated; old-fashioned; antique; old;
disused; neglected. See {Ancient}.
\Ob"so*lete\, v. i. To become obsolete; to go out of use. [R.] --Fitzed. Hall. |
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