[U] (formal) the state of becoming old-fashioned and no longer useful (= becoming OBSOLETE):
products with built-in / planned obsolescence (= designed not to last long so that people will have to buy new ones)
obsolescent adjective
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is obsolescence a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, obsolescence is tagged as noun.
Does obsolescence appear elsewhere on Lughet?
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