"obsolete" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɒbsəliːt/ [UK], /ɑbsəˈliːt/ [US], /ˈɑbsəliːt/ [US] Audio: en-us-obsolete.ogg [US]
enPR: äbsəˈlēt [US] Etymology: From Latin obsolētus (“worn out, gone out of use”), past participle of obsolēscere (“to wear out, fall into disuse, grow old, decay”); see obsolesce. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂el-|id=grow}}, {{der|en|la|obsolētus|t=worn out, gone out of use}} Latin obsolētus (“worn out, gone out of use”), {{m|la|obsolesco|obsolēscere|t=to wear out, fall into disuse, grow old, decay}} obsolēscere (“to wear out, fall into disuse, grow old, decay”), {{m|en|obsolesce}} obsolesce Head templates: {{en-adj}} obsolete (comparative more obsolete, superlative most obsolete) Forms: more obsolete [comparative], most obsolete [superlative]
  1. (of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often in favour of something newer). Tags: of words, usually
    Sense id: obsolete-en-adj-a2EaZ64d Synonyms: antiquated, deprecated, disused, obsolete Synonyms (no longer in use): anachronistic [⇒ thesaurus], antediluvial [rare], antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, backward, backwards, behind the times, cobwebbed [figuratively], cobwebby [figuratively], dated, defunct, discontinued, disused, dootsie [UK, dialectal], elderly [⇒ thesaurus], extinct, expired, fossilized, Havishamesque, Miss Havishamesque, old [⇒ thesaurus], old-fashioned, oldfangled, out of date, outdated, outmoded, outworn, parachronistic, passé, superannuated, superseded, venerable Disambiguation of 'no longer in use': 96 4 Hyponyms (no longer in use): deprecated [⇒ thesaurus] [computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], obsolescent, on its way out, has-been, hors de combat, inoperative, moribund Disambiguation of 'no longer in use': 96 4 Related terms (no longer in use): former Disambiguation of 'no longer in use': 96 4 Translations (no longer in use): عفا عليها الزمن (Arabic), köhnə (Azerbaijani), köhnəlmiş (Azerbaijani), diamzeret (Breton), излязъл от употреба (izljazǎl ot upotreba) (Bulgarian), obsolet (Catalan), 淘汰 (táotài) [Mandarin] (Chinese), 過時 (guòshí) [Mandarin] (Chinese), 过时 (guòshí) [Mandarin] (Chinese), 廢棄 (fèiqì) [Mandarin] (Chinese), 废弃 (fèiqì) [Mandarin] (Chinese), gået af brug (Danish), forældet (Danish), verouderd (Dutch), achterhaald (Dutch), in onbruik (Dutch), troantikva (Esperanto), vanhentunut (Finnish), obsolète (French), veraltet (German), obsolet (German), απαρχαιωμένος (aparchaioménos) (Greek), ξεπερασμένος (xeperasménos) (Greek), παρωχημένος (parochiménos) (Greek), अप्रचलित (apraclit) (Hindi), elavult (Hungarian), idejétmúlt (Hungarian), ósdi (Hungarian), úreltur (Icelandic), obsoleta (Ido), usang (Indonesian), seanchaite (Irish), obsoleto (Italian), in disuso (Italian), 廃れた (sutareta) (alt: すたれた) (Japanese), 폐어 (pyeeo) (Korean), obsolētus (Latin), novecojis (Latvian), tūnguru (Maori), foreldet [Bokmål] (Norwegian), przestarzały (Polish), zdezaktualizowany (Polish), obsoleto (Portuguese), ieșit din uz (Romanian), scos din uz (Romanian), învechit (Romanian), desuet (Romanian), устаре́вший (ustarévšij) (Russian), obsoleto (Spanish), desusado (Spanish), föråldrad (Swedish), ur bruk (Swedish), வழக்கற்றுப்போன (vaḻakkaṟṟuppōṉa) (Tamil), eskimiş (Turkish), lỗi thời (Vietnamese), mai một (Vietnamese), anarferedig (Welsh), darfodedig (Welsh), kehan (diq) (Zazaki), verên (diq) (Zazaki) Disambiguation of 'no longer in use': 96 4
  2. (biology) Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.
    Sense id: obsolete-en-adj-X8bu5DfS Topics: biology, natural-sciences Synonyms: abortive, obscure, rudimental Translations (in biology: imperfectly developed): атрофирал (atrofiral) (Bulgarian), rudimentari (Catalan), rudimentair (Dutch), υποτυπώδης (ypotypódis) (Greek), अर्धविकसित (ardhaviksit) (Hindi), 退化した (taika shita) (alt: たいかした) (Japanese) Disambiguation of 'in biology: imperfectly developed': 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Synonyms: absolete [obsolete] Derived forms: obsoleteness, obsolete word, obsolete phrase, obsolete equipment, obsolete computer, obsolete technology, obsolete weapon, obsolete machine, obsolete law, obsolete statute, obsolete currency, obsolete building, obsolete idea, obsolete skill, obsolete concept, obsolete custom, obsolete theory, obsolete tradition, obsolete institution

Verb

IPA: /ˈɒbsəliːt/ [UK], /ɑbsəˈliːt/ [US], /ˈɑbsəliːt/ [US] Audio: en-us-obsolete.ogg [US]
enPR: äbsəˈlēt [US] Etymology: From Latin obsolētō (“degrade, soil, sully, stain, defile”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|obsolētō|t=degrade, soil, sully, stain, defile}} Latin obsolētō (“degrade, soil, sully, stain, defile”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} obsolete (third-person singular simple present obsoletes, present participle obsoleting, simple past and past participle obsoleted) Forms: obsoletes [present, singular, third-person], obsoleting [participle, present], obsoleted [participle, past], obsoleted [past]
  1. (transitive, chiefly US) To cause to become obsolete. Tags: US, transitive
    Sense id: obsolete-en-verb-jaT8Z7JB Synonyms: antiquate, make older Related terms: obsolesce, obsolescence, obsolescent, obsoletion Translations (to cause to become obsolete): 廃止する (haishi-suru) (Japanese), whakatūnguru (Maori), forelde [Bokmål] (Norwegian)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2013-07-20, “The attack of the MOOCs”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845",
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          "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
          "word": "hors de combat"
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
          "word": "archaic"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
          "word": "backward"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
          "word": "backwards"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
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          "word": "behind the times"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "cobwebbed"
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          "sense": "no longer in use",
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          "word": "dated"
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        {
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          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
          "word": "defunct"
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          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
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          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "dootsie"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
          "word": "elderly [⇒ thesaurus]"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
          "word": "extinct"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
          "word": "expired"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
          "word": "fossilized"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
          "word": "Havishamesque"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
          "word": "Miss Havishamesque"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
          "word": "old [⇒ thesaurus]"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
          "word": "old-fashioned"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
          "word": "oldfangled"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
          "word": "out of date"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
          "word": "outdated"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
          "word": "outmoded"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
          "word": "outworn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
          "word": "parachronistic"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
          "word": "passé"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
          "word": "superannuated"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
          "word": "superseded"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
          "word": "venerable"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "word": "عفا عليها الزمن"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "word": "köhnə"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "word": "köhnəlmiş"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "br",
          "lang": "Breton",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "word": "diamzeret"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "izljazǎl ot upotreba",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "word": "излязъл от употреба"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "word": "obsolet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "táotài",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "tags": [
            "Mandarin"
          ],
          "word": "淘汰"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "guòshí",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "tags": [
            "Mandarin"
          ],
          "word": "過時"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "guòshí",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "tags": [
            "Mandarin"
          ],
          "word": "过时"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "fèiqì",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "tags": [
            "Mandarin"
          ],
          "word": "廢棄"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "roman": "fèiqì",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "tags": [
            "Mandarin"
          ],
          "word": "废弃"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "word": "gået af brug"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "word": "forældet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "word": "verouderd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "word": "achterhaald"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "word": "in onbruik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "word": "troantikva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "word": "vanhentunut"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "word": "obsolète"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "word": "veraltet"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "roman": "aparchaioménos",
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "el",
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          "roman": "xeperasménos",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "el",
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          "sense": "no longer in use",
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "apraclit",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "word": "अप्रचलित"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "word": "elavult"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "word": "úreltur"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "word": "seanchaite"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "word": "obsoleto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "word": "in disuso"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
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          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "word": "廃れた"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "pyeeo",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "word": "폐어"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "word": "novecojis"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "word": "tūnguru"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "sense": "no longer in use",
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "sense": "no longer in use",
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "vaḻakkaṟṟuppōṉa",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "sense": "no longer in use",
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "vi",
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          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "word": "lỗi thời"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "word": "mai một"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "sense": "no longer in use",
          "word": "anarferedig"
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "sense": "no longer in use",
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "zza",
          "lang": "Zazaki",
          "sense": "no longer in use",
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        "(biology) Imperfectly developed; not very distinct."
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          "word": "rudimental"
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        {
          "_dis1": "10 90",
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          "roman": "atrofiral",
          "sense": "in biology: imperfectly developed",
          "word": "атрофирал"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90",
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          "sense": "in biology: imperfectly developed",
          "word": "rudimentari"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90",
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "in biology: imperfectly developed",
          "word": "rudimentair"
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        {
          "_dis1": "10 90",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ypotypódis",
          "sense": "in biology: imperfectly developed",
          "word": "υποτυπώδης"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "ardhaviksit",
          "sense": "in biology: imperfectly developed",
          "word": "अर्धविकसित"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 90",
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "taika shita",
          "sense": "in biology: imperfectly developed",
          "word": "退化した"
        }
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          "code": "mi",
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    {
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    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
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      "word": "obsolete equipment"
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      "word": "obsolete computer"
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    {
      "word": "obsolete technology"
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    {
      "word": "obsolete weapon"
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    {
      "word": "obsolete machine"
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    {
      "word": "obsolete law"
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    {
      "word": "obsolete statute"
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    {
      "word": "obsolete currency"
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    {
      "word": "obsolete building"
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    {
      "word": "obsolete idea"
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      "word": "obsolete skill"
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    {
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      "word": "obsolete custom"
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    {
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      "sense": "no longer in use",
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      "sense": "no longer in use",
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      "sense": "no longer in use",
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      "word": "hors de combat"
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    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
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      "word": "inoperative"
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    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
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          "ref": "2013-07-20, “The attack of the MOOCs”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845",
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          "biology"
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        "UK"
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      "ipa": "/ɑbsəˈliːt/",
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        "US"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈɑbsəliːt/",
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        "US"
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        "US"
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      "sense": "no longer in use",
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      "sense": "no longer in use",
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      "sense": "no longer in use",
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    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
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    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
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      "word": "archaic"
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    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
      "word": "backward"
    },
    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
      "word": "backwards"
    },
    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
      "word": "behind the times"
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      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "cobwebbed"
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      "sense": "no longer in use",
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      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
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      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
      "word": "dated"
    },
    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
      "word": "defunct"
    },
    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
      "word": "discontinued"
    },
    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
      "word": "disused"
    },
    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "dialectal"
      ],
      "word": "dootsie"
    },
    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
      "word": "elderly [⇒ thesaurus]"
    },
    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
      "word": "extinct"
    },
    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
      "word": "expired"
    },
    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
      "word": "fossilized"
    },
    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
      "word": "Havishamesque"
    },
    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
      "word": "Miss Havishamesque"
    },
    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
      "word": "old [⇒ thesaurus]"
    },
    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
      "word": "old-fashioned"
    },
    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
      "word": "oldfangled"
    },
    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
      "word": "out of date"
    },
    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
      "word": "outdated"
    },
    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
      "word": "outmoded"
    },
    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
      "word": "outworn"
    },
    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
      "word": "parachronistic"
    },
    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
      "word": "passé"
    },
    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
      "word": "superannuated"
    },
    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
      "word": "superseded"
    },
    {
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "source": "Thesaurus:obsolete",
      "word": "venerable"
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "عفا عليها الزمن"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "köhnə"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "köhnəlmiş"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "diamzeret"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "izljazǎl ot upotreba",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "излязъл от употреба"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "obsolet"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "táotài",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "word": "淘汰"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "guòshí",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "word": "過時"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "guòshí",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "word": "过时"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "fèiqì",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "word": "廢棄"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "roman": "fèiqì",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "word": "废弃"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "gået af brug"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "forældet"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "verouderd"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "achterhaald"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "in onbruik"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "troantikva"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "vanhentunut"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "obsolète"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "veraltet"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "obsolet"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aparchaioménos",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "απαρχαιωμένος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "xeperasménos",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "ξεπερασμένος"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "parochiménos",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "παρωχημένος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "apraclit",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "अप्रचलित"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "elavult"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "idejétmúlt"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "ósdi"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "úreltur"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "obsoleta"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "usang"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "seanchaite"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "obsoleto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "in disuso"
    },
    {
      "alt": "すたれた",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sutareta",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "廃れた"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "pyeeo",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "폐어"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "obsolētus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "novecojis"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "tūnguru"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "tags": [
        "Bokmål"
      ],
      "word": "foreldet"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "przestarzały"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "zdezaktualizowany"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "obsoleto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "ieșit din uz"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "scos din uz"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "învechit"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "desuet"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ustarévšij",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "устаре́вший"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "obsoleto"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "desusado"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "föråldrad"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "ur bruk"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "vaḻakkaṟṟuppōṉa",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "வழக்கற்றுப்போன"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "eskimiş"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "lỗi thời"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "mai một"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "anarferedig"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "darfodedig"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "kehan (diq)"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "no longer in use",
      "word": "verên (diq)"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "atrofiral",
      "sense": "in biology: imperfectly developed",
      "word": "атрофирал"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in biology: imperfectly developed",
      "word": "rudimentari"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in biology: imperfectly developed",
      "word": "rudimentair"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ypotypódis",
      "sense": "in biology: imperfectly developed",
      "word": "υποτυπώδης"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "ardhaviksit",
      "sense": "in biology: imperfectly developed",
      "word": "अर्धविकसित"
    },
    {
      "alt": "たいかした",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "taika shita",
      "sense": "in biology: imperfectly developed",
      "word": "退化した"
    }
  ],
  "word": "obsolete"
}

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        "UK"
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      "ipa": "/ɑbsəˈliːt/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑbsəliːt/",
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        "US"
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      "enpr": "äbsəˈlēt",
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        "US"
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      "word": "antiquate"
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      "word": "make older"
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "haishi-suru",
      "sense": "to cause to become obsolete",
      "word": "廃止する"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to cause to become obsolete",
      "word": "whakatūnguru"
    },
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to cause to become obsolete",
      "tags": [
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