Obsolescent

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete.
  • adj. Biology Gradually disappearing; imperfectly or only slightly developed. Used of an organ or other part of an animal or plant.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. In the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Going out of use; becoming obsolete; passing into desuetude.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Becoming obsolete; passing out of use: as, an obsolescent word or custom.
  • In entomology, somewhat obsolete; imperfectly visible.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. becoming obsolete
    • Equivalent
    noncurrent   
    Cross Reference
    -escent   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    disappearing    dying    waning   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Crescent    adolescent    antidepressant    convalescent    crescent   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    apsidal    dialectal    participial    trisyllable    unaccented   
     
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