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obsolescent(dictionary)

obsolescent (iou)



obsolescent adjective. M18.
[Latin obsolescent- pres. ppl stem of obsolescere: see OBSOLESCE, -ESCENT.]
Becoming obsolete; going out of use, out of production, or out of date. M18.
Time Jazz lingo becomes obsolescent almost as fast as it reaches the public ear.
Biology. Of an organ or structure: in the process of (apparent) disappearance or atrophy. M19.