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out-of-date

 
Dictionary: out-of-date   (out'əv-dāt')
adj.
Out of style or use; outmoded.


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adjective

    Of a style or method formerly in vogue: antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, dated, dowdy, fusty, old, old-fashioned, old-time, outdated, outmoded, passé, vintage. See new/old.

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1.  Too old to be used, past the point of expiration, as in This milk is out of date. [Early 1600s]
2.  Old-fashioned, no longer in style, as in Dean has three suits but they're all out of date. [Early 1800s]


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: old; no longer in use or valid or fashionable
  Synonyms: obsolete, outdated, superannuated


 
 
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