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Definition of obsolete adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

obsolete

adjective
 
/ˈɒbsəliːt/
 
/ˌɑːbsəˈliːt/
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  1. no longer used because something new has been invented synonym out of date
    • obsolete technology
    • With technological changes many traditional skills have become obsolete.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • make something
    • …
    adverb
    • completely
    • totally
    • increasingly
    • …
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    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin obsoletus ‘grown old, worn out’, past participle of obsolescere ‘fall into disuse’.
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