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obsolescent
ob·so·les·cent O0014900 (ŏb′sə-lĕs′ənt)adj.1. Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete.2. Biology Becoming reduced during the course of evolution; vestigial or nearly vestigial. Used of an organ or other part of an organism.
[Latin obsolēscēns, obsolēscent-, present participle of obsolēscere, to fall into disuse : ob-, away; see ob- + solēre, to be accustomed to.]
ob′so·les′cence n.ob′so·les′cent·ly adv.obsolescent (ˌɒbsəˈlɛsənt) adjbecoming obsolete or out of date[C18: from Latin obsolescere; see obsolete] ˌobsoˈlescence n ˌobsoˈlescently advob•so•les•cent (ˌɒb səˈlɛs ənt)
adj. becoming obsolete; passing out of use, as a word. [1745–55; < Latin obsolēscere to fall into disuse. See obsolete, -escent] ob`so•les′cence, n. ob`so•les′cent•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | obsolescent - becoming obsoletenoncurrent - not current or belonging to the present time |
obsolescentadjective outdated, passé, old-fashioned, declining, waning, out of date, dying out, unfashionable, antiquated, on the way out, outmoded, on the wane, on the decline, becoming obsolete, behind the times, out of style, past its prime, démodé (French), out of the ark (informal), not with it (informal) outmoded, obsolescent equipmentTranslationsobsolescent (obsəˈlesnt) adjective going out of use. obsolescent slang. 逐漸被廢棄的，荒廢的 逐渐被废弃的，荒废的 ˌobsoˈlescence noun 廢棄 废弃
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obsolescent (ŏb′sə-lĕs′ənt)adj. Biology Becoming reduced during the course of evolution; vestigial or nearly vestigial. Used of an organ or other part of an organism.
ob′so·les′cence n.ob′so·les′cent·ly adv.FinancialSeeobsolescenceobsolescent
Synonyms for obsolescentadj outdatedSynonyms- outdated
- passé
- old-fashioned
- declining
- waning
- out of date
- dying out
- unfashionable
- antiquated
- on the way out
- outmoded
- on the wane
- on the decline
- becoming obsolete
- behind the times
- out of style
- past its prime
- démodé
- out of the ark
- not with it
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