Definition of superannuated
1 : outmoded, old-fashioned superannuated slang superannuated planes
2a : incapacitated or disqualified for active duty by advanced age
b : older than the typical member of a specified group
a superannuated graduate student
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The first known use of superannuated was circa 1634
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