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fad·ed | \ ˈfā-dəd 
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\Definition of faded
1 : having lost freshness or depth of color
faded jeans a faded photograph from 1931
2 : having weakened or diminished with the passage of time
a faded memory I lie on the bed and look out the window then at the room's whitewashed walls with their message of past and faded glory.— Lynne Tillman
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The first known use of faded was in the 15th century
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