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obsolete

Syllabification: (ob·so·lete)

Definition of obsolete

1no longer produced or used; out of date:the disposal of old and obsolete machinery the phrase was obsolete after 1625

2 Biology (of a part or characteristic of an organism) less developed than formerly or in a related species; rudimentary; vestigial.

[with object] chiefly US

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

Derivatives

late 16th century: from Latin obsoletus 'grown old, worn out', past participle of obsolescere 'fall into disuse'

Remember that obsolete has an o after the s as well as one at the beginning.

Definition of obsolete in the British & World English dictionary

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