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obsolete

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1. obsolete - Adjective

2. obsolete - Verb

3. obsolete - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused; neglected; as, an obsolete word; an obsolete statute; -- applied chiefly to words, writings, or observances.

Not very distinct; obscure; rudimental; imperfectly developed; abortive.

To become obsolete; to go out of use.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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According to World Bank statistics, goods lost due to poor or obsolete transport infrastructure amounted to one percent of China's GDP as recently as the most current survey (mid-1990s). Source: Internet

According to him, the present courses have become obsolete and irrelevant to the present-day industries. Source: Internet

According to Virdung (1511), the hole that was not use was plugged with wax. citation It was not until the Baroque period, when instruments with adjustable footjoints were developed, that widely spaced double holes became obsolete. Source: Internet

After a slight modification of the star fort allowed an expansion of just six blocks in 1888, the First World War demonstrated that the fortified system of Pamplona was already obsolete. Source: Internet

Advances in plastics have rendered shellac obsolete as a moulding compound. Source: Internet

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