obsoletion

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noun

Obsolescence.

Similar
desuetudedisuseobsoletenessdisusageinusitationobsolescencesuperannuationunuse
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Meanings

nounobsoletion (countable and uncountable, plural obsoletions)

plural obsoletions

  1. countableuncountableObsolescence.

    Hangers sitting, dripped in oil / Crying, "freedom" / Handed to obsoletion / Still you feed us lies from the tablecloth

    2005, System of a Down, “B.Y.O.B.”

    Synonyms: desuetude, disuse, obsoleteness, desuetude, disusage, disuse, inusitation, obsolescence

Synonyms & antonyms

nounObsolescence.

Similar
desuetudedisuseobsoletenessdesuetudedisusagedisuseinusitationobsolescenceobsoletenesssuperannuationunuse
Also see
desuetudedisusagedisuseinusitationobsolescenceobsoletenessunuse

Origin

From obsolete + -ion.

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Cite this entry
APA

obsoletion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obsoletion

MLA

“obsoletion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obsoletion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obsoletion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obsoletion.

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