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   Ob·so·lete

   /ˌäbsəˈlēt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. no longer produced or used; out of date: "the disposal of old and obsolete machinery"
   • 2. (of a part or characteristic of an organism) less developed than formerly or in a related species; rudimentary; vestigial.

   verb

   • 1. cause (a product or idea) to be or become obsolete by replacing it with something new: US "we're trying to stimulate the business by obsoleting last year's designs"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from Latin obsoletus ‘grown old, worn out’, past participle of obsolescere ‘fall into disuse’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. obsoletely adverb
   • 2. obsoleteness noun
   • 3. obsoletism noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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