obsolescence

[ ob-suh-les-uh ns ]

/ ˌɒb səˈlɛs əns /

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noun

the state, process, or condition of being or becoming obsolete.

Nearby words

obsidian, obsidian dating, obsidional coin, obsolesc., obsolesce, obsolescence, obsolescent, obsolete, obstacle, obstacle course, obstacle race

Origin of obsolescence

First recorded in 1820–30; obsolesc(ent) + -ence

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Examples from the Web for obsolescence

In doing so, he implied the obsolescence of that most embedded of British watering holes, the pub.
Beer Countries vs. Wine Countries|Clive Irving|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
These passages feel the most lived in; aging, for Rebecca Winter, is less frightening than obsolescence.
This Week’s Hot Reads: Jan. 27, 2014|Thomas Flynn|January 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
(That infrastructure, by the way, comes with assorted vandalism, obsolescence, and parking logistics issues).
Electric Vehicles May Be the Green Car of the Future, But Hybrids Are the Green Car of the Present|Megan McArdle|January 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And therein lies a tale of fragility and obsolescence that can be told in two tidy charts.
Struggling PC Maker Dell Might Be Candidate for Private-Equity Buyout|Daniel Gross|January 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Or at least they should, if they are not to follow the path to obsolescence.
What Apple Must Do to Survive|Zachary Karabell|October 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Petzholdt's Bibliotheca bibliographica is a classified bibliography that shows signs of obsolescence.
A History of Bibliographies of Bibliographies|Archer Taylor
This operation has naturally declined in vogue with the obsolescence of blood-letting as a remedy.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8|Various
Some may enjoy a second life; most of them will feel only the weakness of a second obsolescence.
English: Composition and Literature|W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
Obsolescence in this connexion must be understood only of common educated speech, that is, the average speaker's vocabulary.
Society for Pure English, Tract 2, on English Homophones|Robert Bridges
In nearly all cases structural remnants of eyes admit of being detected, in various degrees of obsolescence.
Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3)|George John Romanes

Culture definitions for obsolescence

obsolescence

[ (ob-suh-les-uhns) ]

A decline in the value of equipment or of a product brought about by an introduction of new technology or by changes in demand. (See planned obsolescence.)

obsolescence

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