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obsolete

Main Entry:: ¹ob·so·lete
Pronunciation:: \ˌäb-sə-ˈlēt, ˈäb-sə-ˌ\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Latin obsoletus, from past participle of obsolescere to grow old, become disused, perhaps from ob- toward + solēre to be accustomed
Date:: 1579

1 a: no longer in use or no longer useful <an obsolete word> b: of a kind or style no longer current : old-fashioned <an obsolete technology>2of a plant or animal part : indistinct or imperfect as compared with a corresponding part in related organisms : vestigial

synonyms see old

— ob·so·lete·ly adverb

— ob·so·lete·ness noun

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