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There are two definitions of the 16th century word, derived from the Latin obsoletus. The first reads, “No longer in use or no longer useful.” Like the 8-track (say, what?) or the Floppy Disk (which I declared dead in February 2007). ‘No longer current,’ the second definition goes. ‘Old-fashioned.’

Jose Antonio Vargas: What Do You Define As Obsolete?

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