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ob·so·les·cent

(ŏb′sə-lĕs′ənt)
adj.
1. Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete.
2. Biology Becoming reduced during the course of evolution; vestigial or nearly vestigial. Used of an organ or other part of an organism.

[Latin obsolēscēns, obsolēscent-, present participle of obsolēscere, to fall into disuse : ob-, away; see ob- + solēre, to be accustomed to.]

ob′so·les′cence n.
ob′so·les′cent·ly adv.
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obsolescent

(ˌɒbsəˈlɛsənt)
adj
becoming obsolete or out of date
[C18: from Latin obsolescere; see obsolete]
ˌobsoˈlescence n
ˌobsoˈlescently adv
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ob•so•les•cent

(ˌɒb səˈlɛs ənt)

adj.
becoming obsolete; passing out of use, as a word.
[1745–55; < Latin obsolēscere to fall into disuse. See obsolete, -escent]
ob`so•les′cence, n.
ob`so•les′cent•ly, adv.
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Adj. 1. obsolescent - becoming obsolete
noncurrent - not current or belonging to the present time
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obsolescent

adjective outdated, passé, old-fashioned, declining, waning, out of date, dying out, unfashionable, antiquated, on the way out, outmoded, on the wane, on the decline, becoming obsolete, behind the times, out of style, past its prime, démodé (French), out of the ark (informal), not with it (informal) outmoded, obsolescent equipment
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Translations
forældet
elavulófélben levõ
sem er úreltur
nykimasnykstantis
novecojis
zastarávajúci

obsolescent

[ˌɒbsəˈlesnt] ADJque está cayendo en desuso
to be obsolescentestar cayendo en desuso
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obsolescent

[ˌɒbsəˈlɛsənt] adj [equipment, machine] → obsolescent(e), obsolète
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obsolescent

adjallmählich außer Gebrauch kommend ; to be obsolescentanfangen zu veralten ; (machine, process etc) → technisch (fast) überholt sein
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obsolescent

[ˌɒbsəˈlɛsnt] adjobsolescente
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obsolescent

(obsəˈlesnt) adjective
going out of use. obsolescent slang. verouderend في طريِقِه إلى الزَّوال، آيِل إلى الإهْمال отпадащ от употреба caindo em desuso zastarávající veraltet forældet που τείνει να εκλείψει, που έχει πέσει σε αχρηστία obsolescente iganev کهنه؛ از رده خارج käytöstä pois jäävä vieilli התיישן पुराना, अप्रचलित zastario elavulófélben levő tidak dipakai sem er (að verða) úreltur (che sta cadendo in disuso) すたれかけた 구식의 nykstantis novecojis kian usang verouderend som holder på å bli foreldet wychodzący z użycia د ګټى پورته كونى وړ نه a cair em desuso învechit устаревающий zastarávajúci, starnúci zastarevajoč zastareo nästan föråldrad ที่ล้าสมัย modası geçmiş 逐漸被廢棄的,荒廢的 відживаючий; такий, що виходить з ужитку غير مستعمل، متروک cũ đi 逐渐被废弃的,荒废的
ˌobsoˈlescence noun
veroudering تَقادُم остаряване obsolescência zastarávání das Veralten forældelse βαθμιαία εξαφάνιση obsolescencia iganemine کهنگی؛ منسوخی vanhentuneisuus vieillissement התיישנות कम समय चलने वाली चीज zastarjelost (el)avulás keusangan úrelding obsolescenza 旧式 쇠퇴함 (iš)nykimas (priekšmeta, parādības) novecošana keusangan veroudering foreldelse zanikanie زوړ والى obsolescência învechire устаревание zastarávanie zastarevanje zastarelost ngt föråldrad karaktär, åldrande ความโบราณ eskime 廢棄 старіння; моральне спрацювання ترک، عدم استعمال sự lỗi thời 废弃
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