obsolète

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See also: obsolete

French

Etymology

Partly from Middle French obsolet, partly directly borrowed from Latin obsolētus (“worn out, gone out of use”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔp.sɔ.lɛt/
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Adjective

obsolète (plural obsolètes)

  1. obsolete
    Synonym: désuet
  2. (computing) deprecated
    Synonyms: superflu, (dated) redondant

References

  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “obsoletus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 7: N–Pas, page 286

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