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superannuated

su·pe·ran·nuated

UK/ˌsupɚˈænjuˌeɪtɪd/ uncommon

adjective

1.

discharged as too old for use or work; especially with a pension

  • “a superannuated civil servant”
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2.

too old to be useful

  • “He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders” Anthony Trollope
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3.

old; no longer in use or valid or fashionable

  • “obsolete words”
  • “an obsolete locomotive”
  • “outdated equipment”
  • “superannuated laws”
  • “out-of-date ideas”
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Origin

From the Latin superannuatus (“more than one year old”), from super (“over”) (English super-) + annus (“year”) (English annual).

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