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ob·so·lete O0015000 (ŏb′sə-lēt′, ŏb′sə-lēt′)adj.1. No longer in use: an obsolete word.2. Outmoded in design, style, or construction: an obsolete locomotive.3. Biology Vestigial or rudimentary, especially in comparison with related or ancestral species, as the tailbone of an ape. Used of an organ or other part of an organism.tr.v. ob·so·let·ed, ob·so·let·ing, ob·so·letes To cause to become obsolete: "The textbook publishers use every trick known to the marketing mind to obsolete their products year after year, thus closing off the possibility of second-hand sales" (Thomas Frank).
[Latin obsolētus, past participle of obsolēscere, to fall into disuse; see obsolescent.]
ob′so·lete′ly adv.ob′so·lete′ness n.ob′so·let′ism n.obsoletism (ˈɒbsəˌliːtɪzəm) na thing, esp a word or group of words, that has gone out of use or is out of date a rare word for obsolescenceThesaurusobsoletismnoun1. The quality or state of being obsolete:desuetude, disuse, obsoleteness.2. Something that is obsolete:obsolete.
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Related to obsoletism: archaisticSynonyms for obsoletismnoun the quality or state of being obsoleteSynonyms- desuetude
- disuse
- obsoleteness
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