Superannuated

  • 21superannuated — su•per•an•nu•at•ed [[t]ˌsu pərˈæn yuˌeɪ tɪd[/t]] adj. 1) retired because of age or infirmity 2) antiquated • Etymology: 1625–35; alter. (with u of annual) of ML superannātus over a year old (of cattle) = L super ann(um) beyond a year su per•an… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 22superannuated — /supərˈænjueɪtəd/ (say soohpuhr anyoohaytuhd) adjective 1. retired on account of age or infirmity. 2. too old for use, work, service, or a position. 3. antiquated or obsolete …

  • 23obsolete outdated outmoded out-of-date superannuated — noncurrent oncurrent adj. not current or belonging to the present time. Opposite of {current}. [Narrower terms: {back(prenominal), out of date}; {discontinued, out of print(predicate), out of production(predicate), out of use(predicate)};… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 24aged — aged, old, elderly, superannuated when applied to persons mean far advanced in years. Aged implies extreme old age with signs of feebleness or, sometimes, senility {the aged creature came, shuffling along with ivory headed wand Keats} Old… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 25superannuate — /sooh peuhr an yooh ayt /, v., superannuated, superannuating. v.t. 1. to allow to retire from service or office on a pension because of age or infirmity. 2. to set aside as out of date; remove as too old. v.i. 3. to be or become old, out of date …

    Universalium

  • 26superannuation — /sooh peuhr an yooh ay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of superannuating. 2. the state of being superannuated. 3. a pension or allowance to a superannuated person. [1650 60; SUPERANNUATE + ION] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 27superannuate — (v.) 1640s, back formation from SUPERANNUATED (Cf. superannuated) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 28superannuate — [ˌsu:pər anjʊeɪt] verb 1》 retire with a pension.     ↘[as adjective superannuated] belonging to a superannuation scheme. 2》 [as adjective superannuated] too old or outdated to be effective or useful. Derivatives superannuable adjective Origin …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 29superannuation — /ˌsupərænjuˈeɪʃən / (say .soohpuhranyooh ayshuhn) noun 1. the act of superannuating. 2. the state of being superannuated. 3. a pension or allowance to a superannuated person. 4. a sum paid periodically as contribution to a superannuation fund …

  • 30βεκκεσέληνον — βεκκεσέληνος superannuated masc/fem acc sg βεκκεσέληνος superannuated neut nom/voc/acc sg …

    Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)