obsolescent

(ŏb'sə-lĕs'ənt)
adj.

1. Being in the process of passing out of use or usefulness; becoming obsolete.
2. Biology. Gradually disappearing; imperfectly or only slightly developed. Used of an organ or other part of an animal or plant.

[Latin obsolēscēns, obsolēscent-, present participle of obsolēscere, to fall into disuse : ob-, away; see ob- + solēre, to be accustomed to.]

obsolescence ob'so·les'cence n.
obsolescently ob'so·les'cent·ly adv.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - som er ved at gå af brug

Nederlands (Dutch)
verouderend, in onbruik rakend

Français (French)
adj. - obsolescent

Deutsch (German)
adj. - veraltend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σε αχρησία, πεπαλαιωμένος, ξεπερασμένος

Italiano (Italian)
obsolescente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - que não se está usando mais

Русский (Russian)
устаревающий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - obsolescente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - föråldrad, ålderdomlig, (biol)förtvinande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
荒废的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 荒廢的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 쇠퇴, 노화, 위축

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - すたれかかった, 廃退性の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مهجور‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתיישן, יוצא מכלל שימוש, הולך ונעלם‬

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