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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OBSOLE'TE, a. [L. obsoletus.]
1. Gone into disuse; disused; neglected; as an obsolete word; an obsolete statute; applied chiefly to words or writings.
2. In botany, obscure; not very distinct.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: no longer in use; "obsolete words" [syn: disused, obsolete]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: Latin obsoletus, from past participle of obsolescere to grow old, become disused, perhaps from ob- toward + sol?re to be accustomed Date: 1579 1. a. no longer in use or no longer useful <an obsolete word> b. of a kind or style no longer current ; old-fashioned <an obsolete technology> 2. of a plant or animal part indistinct or imperfect as compared with a corresponding part in related organisms ; vestigial Synonyms: see old • obsoletely adverb • obsoleteness noun II. transitive verb (-leted; -leting) Date: 1640 to make obsolete

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 disused, discarded, antiquated. 2 Biol. less developed than formerly or than in a cognate species; rudimentary. Derivatives: obsoletely adv. obsoleteness n. obsoletism n. Etymology: L obsoletus past part. (as OBSOLESCENT)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Obsolete Ob"so*lete, a. [L. obsoletus, p. p. of obsolescere. See Obsolescent.] 1. No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused; neglected; as, an obsolete word; an obsolete statute; -- applied chiefly to words, writings, or observances. 2. (Biol.) Not very distinct; obscure; rudimental; imperfectly developed; abortive. Syn: Ancient; antiquated; old-fashioned; antique; old; disused; neglected. See Ancient.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Obsolete Ob"so*lete, v. i. To become obsolete; to go out of use. [R.] --Fitzed. Hall.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Something that is obsolete is no longer needed because something better has been invented. So much equipment becomes obsolete almost as soon as it's made. ADJ

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

a. Antiquated, disused, neglected, unfashionable, old-fashioned, out of date, fallen into desuetude, ancient, antique, old, archaic, past.

Moby Thesaurus

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