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  1. adjective No longer in use: an obsolete word.
  2. adjective Outmoded in design, style, or construction: an obsolete locomotive.
  3. adjective Biology Vestigial or imperfectly developed, especially in comparison with other individuals or related species; not clearly marked or seen; indistinct. Used of an organ or other part of an animal or plant.
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  • Indeed: Many of these buildings were and are obsolete, and the cost of their respective upkeep, utility expense, restoration or retrofit, relevance to modern transportation need or all of the above would constitute a preposterous budget item for almost any public entity saddled with such costs. —  Likelihood of Success
  • Holcomb said some of the towers on Lookout Mountain are old and obsolete, and plans are in the works to replace those towers with one super tower. —  The Times-Journal: News
  • Zoe Williams thinks that the idea of prime-time TV is obsolete, and that TV will be dominated by crowd-pleasing repeats. —  The Yorkshire Ranter
  • Their system is obsolete, my friend recently got Gamefly and loves it, so I think I'll be going with them. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
  • Or obsessive fans refuse to accept that they're obsolete -- long after the rest of the world has moved on. —  Latest from Computerworld
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  1. Latin obsolētus, past participle of obsolēscere, to fall into disuse; see obsolescent.

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  1. = French obsolète = Spanish Portuguese obsoleto = Italian ossoleto, from Latin obsoletus, worn out, gone out of use, past participle of obsolescere, wear out: see obsolesce.
  2. from Latin obsoletus, past participle of obsolescere, wear out: see obsolete, adjective
 

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