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Pronunciation / Transliteration: obsolète
"Cette machine est devenue obsolète."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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No longer produced or used; out of date.
"With the rapid advancement of technology, many electronic devices quickly become obsolete."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘worn out, decayed’): from Latin obsoletus ‘grown old, worn out’, past participle of obsolescere ‘fall into disuse’, from ob- (expressing opposition) + solere ‘be accustomed’.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Obsolete" is said worldwide
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obsolète
Transliteration: obsolète
"Cette machine est devenue obsolète."
obsolet
Transliteration: obsolet
"Diese Technologie ist mittlerweile obsolet."
obsoleto
Transliteration: obsoleto
"Quel software è ormai obsoleto."
obsoleto
Transliteration: obsoleto
"Los disquetes son un formato obsoleto."
obsoleto
Transliteration: obsoleto
"Esse modelo de carro tornou-se obsoleto."
पुराना
Transliteration: purana
"यह तकनीक अब पुरानी हो चुकी है।"
废弃的
Transliteration: fèiqì de
"这种老式机器已经过时废弃了。"
구식의
Transliteration: gusig-ui
"그 컴퓨터는 이미 구식이다."
時代遅れの
Transliteration: jidaidokure no
"その機器はすでに時代遅れになっている。"
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