obsolète

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɔp.sɔ.lɛt/
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Adjective[edit]

obsolète (plural obsolètes)

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

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References[edit]

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

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