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English
Etymology
From Latin obsolēscēns.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛsənt
Adjective
obsolescent (comparative more obsolescent, superlative most obsolescent)
- In the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet.
a. 1944, Keith Douglas, “Aristocrats”, in Collected Poems, published 1977:How can I live among this gentle
obsolescent breed of heroes, and not weep?
Synonyms
Related terms
Translations
in the process of becoming obsolete, but not obsolete yet
See also
French
Adjective
obsolescent (feminine obsolescente, masculine plural obsolescents, feminine plural obsolescentes)
- obsolescent
Further reading
Latin
Verb
obsolēscent
- third-person plural future active indicative of obsolēscō