obsolescence

noun ob·so·les·cence \-ˈle-s^ən(t)s\

: the condition of no longer being used or useful : the condition of being obsolete

Full Definition of OBSOLESCENCE

: the process of becoming obsolete or the condition of being nearly obsolete <the gradual obsolescence of machinery> <reduced to obsolescence>

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circa 1828

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