obsolescence
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ob·so·les·cence

noun \-ˈle-sən(t)s\

Definition of OBSOLESCENCE

: the process of becoming obsolete or the condition of being nearly obsolete <the gradual obsolescence of machinery> <reduced to obsolescence>

Examples of OBSOLESCENCE

  1. the obsolescence of the old technology
  2. Once a useful tool, slide rules have fallen into obsolescence.

First Known Use of OBSOLESCENCE

circa 1828

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