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obsolete

/ˈɒbsəliːt/adjective

(of words, equipment, etc.) No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often by preference for something newer, which replaces the subject).

Example sentence

  • It is speculated that, within a few years, the Internet's speedy delivery of news worldwide will make newspapers obsolete.

Featured as word of the day on February 20, 2027.

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