Superannuated - English meaning

adjective

Belonging to a period other than that being portrayed.

Usage examples:

'titus' benefits from the effective use of anachronistic elements like cars and loudspeakers

adjective

Existing out of its time in history

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He described the law as anachronistic and ridiculous., anachronistic mechanical voting machines are…

adjective

Old-fashioned or outdated.

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This antiquated central heating system

adjective

Old-fashioned or unsuitable for modern society

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Antiquated ideas/technology

adjective

In bad condition or not working

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A broken-down car

adjective

No longer existing or functioning.

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The now defunct somerset & dorset railway line

adjective

No longer existing

Usage examples:

He was a reporter for the defunct new york herald newspaper.

adjective

No longer existing or in use

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She had once worked for the traveller hotel chain (now defunct).

adjective

No longer being used.

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They held an exhibition in a disused warehouse

adjective

No longer being used

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Many disused railway tracks are now used by cyclists., a disused quarry had been developed into a l…

adjective

(of a person) old or ageing.

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An elderly relative

adjective

Old

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William is nearly 50, and his parents are elderly., the city is building new housing for the elderly.

adjective

(of a person) at the point of death.

Usage examples:

On examination she was moribund and dehydrated

adjective

Used to describe a business, market, etc. that is not active or successful

Usage examples:

The figures show a moribund remortgage market.

adjective

No longer produced or used; out of date.

Usage examples:

The disposal of old and obsolete machinery

verb

Cause (a product or idea) to become obsolete by replacing it with something new.

Usage examples:

We're trying to stimulate the business by obsoleting last year's designs

adjective

No longer used or needed, usually because something newer and better has replaced it

Usage examples:

Typewriters have been rendered obsolete by computers.

adjective

Having lived for a long time; no longer young.

Usage examples:

The old man lay propped up on cushions

Having lived for a long time or attained a specific age

adjective

Not modern; belonging to or typical of a time in the past

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Old-fashioned clothes/ideas/music, she’s old-fashioned (= her views are typical of the past, not th…

adjective

Old-fashioned.

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An outmoded victorian building

adjective

Past participle of outwear.

verb

Last longer than.

Usage examples:

A material that will outwear any other waterproof sheeting

verb

Dismiss someone from employment, typically because of age or ill health, and pay them a pension.

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He was pensioned off from the army after the war

noun

A regular payment made by the state to people of or above the official retirement age and to some widows and disabled people.

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Also british

noun

A small hotel or boarding house in france and other european countries.

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Of course, it's a typical beautiful austrian small town with lots of pensions, hotels and restauran…

adjective

Having left one's job and ceased to work.

Usage examples:

A retired headmaster

verb

Leave one's job and cease to work, typically on reaching the normal age for leaving service.

Usage examples:

He retired from the navy in 1986

adjective

If someone is retired, they have stopped working in regular paid employment because of their age

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Even retired employees were eligible to receive subsidized medical care., the commission was led by…