Etymology

superannuated

su·per·an·nu·at·ed
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Today it means: Obsolete, antiquated. Full definition →

Latin superannuatus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromsuperannuatus“more than one year old”
  2. English todaysuperannuated

From the Latin superannuatus (“more than one year old”), from super (“over”) (English super-) + annus (“year”) (English annual).

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