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out-of-date

[ out-uh v-deyt ]
/ ˈaʊt əvˈdeɪt /
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adjective

gone out of style or fashion; outmoded; obsolete: out-of-date fashions; out-of-date ideas.

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RELATED WORDS

primitive, ancient, old-fashioned, obsolete, antiquated, outmoded, wasted, dead, archaic, out-of-date, antique, age-old, venerable, crumbling, former, traditional, old-time, original, old, outdated

Nearby words

out-migrate, out-of-body, out-of-body experience, out-of-bounds, out-of-court, out-of-date, out-of-door, out-of-doors, out-of-pocket, out-of-print, out-of-round

Origin of out-of-date

First recorded in 1620–30
Related formsout-of-date·ness, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

British Dictionary definitions for out of date

out of date

adjective, adverb (out-of-date when prenominal)

no longer valid, current, or fashionable; outmoded
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with out of date

out of date

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Too old to be used, past the point of expiration, as in This milk is out of date.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Old-fashioned, no longer in style, as in Dean has three suits but they're all out of date.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