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obsoletely Definition


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obsolete
adj
    1. No longer in use or in practice.
    2. Out of date; outmoded.
      Thesaurus: old-fashioned, out of date, antiquated, old hat, archaic, ancient, anachronistic, dated, outmoded, passé; Antonym: contemporary, current, modern, new, up-to-date.
    3. biol.
      Said of organs, etc: vestigial; no longer functional or fully developed.
Derivative: obsoletely
adverb
    Derivative: obsoleteness
    noun
      Etymology: 16c: from Latin obsoletus worn out, from obsolescere to fall into disuse, perhaps from ob- in the opposite direction + solere to be accustomed to.



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