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1. (adj.) obsolete
no longer in general use:
obsolete customs.
2. obsolete
of a discarded or outmoded type:
an obsolete battleship.
3. obsolete
(of a linguistic form) no longer in use, esp., out of use for at least the past century: used in this dictionary to indicate that a word has not been in widespread use since c1750.
4. obsolete
rudimentary in comparison with the corresponding part or trait in related species or in individuals of the opposite sex.
5. (v.t.) obsolete
to make obsolete; antiquate.
Etymology: (1570–80; < L obsolētus, ptp. of obsolēscere to fall into disuse, perh. =ob-ob-sol(ēre) to be accustomed to +-ēscere-esce)
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| Definition of 'obsolete' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) disused, obsolete
no longer in use
"obsolete words"
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| Definition of 'obsolete' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) obsolete
no longer in use; gone into disuse; disused; neglected; as, an obsolete word; an obsolete statute; -- applied chiefly to words, writings, or observances
2. (adj) obsolete
not very distinct; obscure; rudimental; imperfectly developed; abortive
3. (verb) obsolete
to become obsolete; to go out of use
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Sense: no longer in use
obsolete weapons.
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 Afrikaans: verouderd |
 Arabic: مَهْجور، قَديم ، بَطُل اس |
 Bulgarian: остарял |
 Brazilian: obsoleto |
 Czech: zastaralý |
 German: veraltet |
 Danish: forældet |
 Greek: απαρχαιωμένος, ξεπερασμέν |
 Spanish: obsoleto |
 Estonian: vananenud |
 Farsi: منسوخ |
 Finnish: vanhentunut |
 French: dépassé, périmé |
 Hebrew: מְיוּשָן |
 Hindi: अप्रचलित |
 Croatian: zastario |
 Hungarian: elavult |
 Indonesian: usang |
 Icelandic: úreltur |
 Italian: antiquato, obsoleto |
 Japanese: すたれた |
 Korean: 쓸모 없어진 |
 Lithuanian: nebevartojamas, pasenęs |
 Latvian: novecojis |
 Malay: tdk digunakan lagi |
 Dutch: verouderd |
 Norwegian: foreldet |
 Polish: przestarzały |
 Persian: از كار افتاده، منسوخ |
 Pashto: له كاره غورځيدلى |
 Portuguese: obsoleto |
 Romanian: depăşit, demodat |
 Russian: устарелый |
 Slovak: zastaraný, zastaralý, nep |
 Slovenian: zastarel, odpisan |
 Serbian: zastareo |
 Swedish: föråldrad, gammalmodig, f |
 Thai: ที่ล้าสมัย |
 Turkish: (artık) kullanılmayan, te |
 Taiwanese: 已廢棄的，陳舊的 |
 Ukrainian: такий, що вийшов з ужитку |
 Urdu: متروک، فرسودہ |
 Vietnamese: cổ xưa |
 Chinese: 已废弃的，陈旧的 |
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