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Word entry · 8 letters

obsolete

Best crossword clue

"No longer used"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈɒbsəliːt/Part of speech adjectiveSorted beeloostStarts with OEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. No longer used, current, or in practical service.

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin obsolētus (“worn out, gone out of use”), past participle of obsolēscere (“to wear out, fall into disuse, grow old, decay”); see obsolesce.

Used in a sentence

  • Speedy, worldwide, accessible delivery of news through the Web has made newspapers obsolete.
  • Horses became obsolete means of transportation in cities in the first half of the twentieth century.
  • This software component has been obsoleted.

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