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🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

Obsolescencia

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ob-so-les-en-sia

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Antiquatedness/ˌæn.tɪ.kwəˈtɛd.nəs/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La obsolescencia de la tecnología dificultó la competencia."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality of being outdated or no longer in use.

    "The antiquatedness of the technology made it difficult for the company to compete in the modern market."
  2. 2

    A state of being old-fashioned or outmoded.

    "The antiquatedness of the laws hindered progress in social reform."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'antiquatedness' derives from the root 'antiquate', which comes from the Latin 'antiquatus', meaning 'to make ancient'. The word evolved through Middle English, reflecting a shift in meaning from simply being old to implying obsolescence or being out of date.

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