"obsolescent" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɒbsəˈlɛsənt/ [UK], /ɑbsəˈlɛsənt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-obsolescent.wav Forms: more obsolescent [comparative], most obsolescent [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛsənt Etymology: From Latin obsolēscēns. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|obsolēscēns}} Latin obsolēscēns Head templates: {{en-adj}} obsolescent (comparative more obsolescent, superlative most obsolescent)
  1. In the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet. Synonyms: deprecated, on its way out, obsolete Related terms: obsolescence, obsolescently, -escent Translations (in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet): отпадащ от употреба (otpadašt ot upotreba) (Bulgarian), obsolescent (Catalan), vanhentuva (Finnish), obsolescent (French), veraltend (German), απαρχαιούμενος (aparchaioúmenos) (Greek), लोपोन्मुख (loponmukh) (Hindi), लुप्तप्राय (luptaprāy) (Hindi), elavulóban lévő (Hungarian), elavulófélben lévő (Hungarian), régies (Hungarian), på vei til å bli foreldet (Norwegian), wychodzący z użycia (Polish), zanikający (Polish), obsolescente (Portuguese), устарева́ющий (ustarevájuščij) (Russian), obsolescente (Spanish), eskimekte (Turkish)
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          "sense": "in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet",
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          "sense": "in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet",
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