Obsolete

  • 21obsolete — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become ▪ make sth, render sth ▪ Their work is now rendered obsolete by machines. ADVERB …

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  • 22obsolete — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. past, extinct, outworn, disused, discarded, antiquated, dead, out of date. See oldness, disuse. Ant., new, state of the art. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. antiquated, archaic, out of date; see old 2 …

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  • 23obsolete — ob|so|lete [ ,absə lit ] adjective no longer used because of being replaced by something newer and more effective: Most computer hardware rapidly becomes obsolete. obsolete concepts …

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  • 24obsolete —  , obsolescent  Things that are no longer used or needed are obsolete. Things that are becoming obsolete are obsolescent …

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  • 25obsolete — [[t]ɒ̱bsəli͟ːt[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is obsolete is no longer needed because something better has been invented. So much equipment becomes obsolete almost as soon as it s made. Syn: outdated …

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  • 26obsolete — adjective most of the machinery in their Somerville plant is obsolete obsolete hairstyles Syn: outdated, out of date, outmoded, old fashioned, démodé, passé, out of fashion; no longer in use, disused, fallen into disuse, behind the times,… …

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  • 27obsolete — UK [ˈɒbsəliːt] / UK [ˌɒbsəˈliːt] adjective no longer used because of being replaced by something newer and more effective Most computer hardware rapidly becomes obsolete. obsolete concepts …

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  • 28obsolete — /ˈɒbsəlit / (say obsuhleet) adjective 1. fallen into disuse, or no longer in use: an obsolete word. 2. of a discarded type; out of date: an obsolete battleship. 3. effaced by wearing down or away. 4. Biology imperfectly developed or rudimentary… …

  • 29obsolète — adj. => Vieux. Fra. Un mot obsolète : on mo k s awi plyè <un mot qui ne s entend plus> (Albanais 001). Fra. Une coutume obsolète : on na kutmà k sè fâ plyè <une coutume qui ne se fait plus> (001) …

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  • 30obsolete — See obsolete, obsolescent …

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