Obsolete

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. No longer in use: an obsolete word.
  • adj. Outmoded in design, style, or construction: an obsolete locomotive.
  • adj. Biology Vestigial or imperfectly developed, especially in comparison with other individuals or related species; not clearly marked or seen; indistinct. Used of an organ or other part of an animal or plant.
  • v. To cause to become obsolete.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. no longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often by preference for something newer, which replaces the subject).
  • adj. Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused; neglected; ; -- applied chiefly to words, writings, or observances.
  • adj. Not very distinct; obscure; rudimental; imperfectly developed; abortive.
  • verb-intransitive. To become obsolete; to go out of use.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Gone out of use; no longer in use: as, an obsolete word; an obsolete custom; an obsolete law. Abbreviated obsolete
  • In descriptive zoöl., indistinct; not clearly or sharply marked; applied to colors, faded, dim: as, an obsolete purple; applied to ornaments or organs, very imperfectly developed, hardly perceptible: as, obsolete striæ, spines, ocelli.
  • To become obsolete; pass out of use.
  • To make obsolete; render disused.
  • In botany, notingan organ which is rudimentary or scarcely apparent.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. no longer in use
  • Equivalent
    noncurrent   
    Antonym
    customary    recent    new   
    Verb Form
    obsoleted    obsoletes    obsoleting   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    old    neglected    ancient    old-fashioned    antiquated    disused    antique    obscure    rudimental    abortive   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Crete    Deet    Delete    Fleet    Grete    Marguerite    Pete    Piet    Seat    Skeat   
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