obsolescence
/ˌɑb.səˈlɛs.əns/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Apart from this feature the Trichoptera also differ from the typical Neuroptera in the relatively simple, mostly longitudinal neuration of the wings, the absence or obsolescence of the mandibles and the semi-haustellate nature of the rest of the mouth-parts."
- "One way is to legislate extended warranties on products, so washing machines and refrigerators last for 30 years instead of 10. Another is to ban planned obsolescence, so manufacturers can’t create products that are designed to fail."
- "Shared obsolescences can be of some significance when connected with a functional replacement. If two languages replace an earlier word for 'nose' with some other term and also lose the traditional term, this double agreement is of significance for judging the existence of a common historical period."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin obs- Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂oléyeti Proto-Italic *oleō Latin *oleō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -sco Latin olēscere Latin obsolēscere Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -ēns Latin obsolēscēnsbor. English obsolescence From Latin obsolēscēns (present participle of obsolēscere).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: obsolēscēns
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɑb.səˈlɛs.əns/
- British English: /ˌɒb.səˈlɛs.əns/