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The obsolete phone could not run new apps.
What does Obsolete mean?
Obsolete means old and no longer used.
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No longer used because something newer or better has replaced it.
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The article explained why the old machine became obsolete.
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Technology can become obsolete when newer tools solve the same problem more easily.
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WordObsolete.
Partadjective.
MeaningObsolete means old and no longer used.
ExampleExample: The obsolete phone could not run new apps.
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- Syllables
- ob · suh · leet
- Strongest beat
- leet
- Ending
- leet
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on leet.
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obsolescence
The state of becoming obsolete.
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