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Webster 1913 Edition
Obsolete
1.
No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused; neglected;
as, an
; – applied chiefly to words, writings, or observances. obsolete
word; an obsolete
statute2.
(Biol.)
Not very distinct; obscure; rudimental; imperfectly developed; abortive.
Syn. – Ancient; antiquated; old-fashioned; antique; old; disused; neglected. See
Ancient
. Ob′so-lete
,Verb.
I.
To become obsolete; to go out of use.
[R.]
Fitzed. Hall.
Webster 1828 Edition
Obsolete
OBSOLE'TE
,Adj.
1.
Gone into disuse; disused; neglected; as an obsolete word; an obsolete statute; applied chiefly to words or writings.2.
In botany, obscure; not very distinct.