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noun
The quality or state of being obsolete or no longer in use.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: desuetude, obsolescence, obsoletion, disusage, disuse, inusitation, obsoleteness, superannuation, unuse
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The quality of being imperfectly or indistinctly developed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the property of being out of date and not current
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: superannuation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: oldness
History
From obsolete + -ness.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
