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obsolete Biology (of parts, organs, etc.) vestigial; rudimentary obsolete [‚äb·sə′lēt] (biology) A part of an organism that is imperfect or indistinct, compared with a corresponding part of similar organisms. (engineering) No longer satisfactory for the purpose for which obtained, due to improvements or revised requirements. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But with this, neither the author nor the public have any other concern than as some observation is necessary upon those parts of the work which thirteen years have made comparatively obsolete. In this manner, a man of talent, and of great antiquarian erudition, limited the popularity of his work, by excluding from it every thing which was not sufficiently obsolete to be altogether forgotten and unintelligible. From time to time I dipped into old Sir Thomas Malory's enchanting book, and fed at its rich feast of prodigies and adventures, breathed in the fragrance of its obsolete names, and dreamed again. |
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