obsolete
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/ˈɒbsəliːt/
English
Definitions
adjective
- (of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often by preference for something newer, which replaces the subject).“It is speculated that, within a few years, the Internet's speedy delivery of news worldwide will make newspapers obsolete.”
- Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.
verb
- To cause to become obsolete.“This software component has been obsoleted.”
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abortiveobscurerudimentalantiquateddeprecateddisusedantiquatesuperannuatedout-of-dateoutdatednoncurrentobsolescencelapsedobsolescentend-of-lifedefunctexpiredoverdue