how to pronounce obsolete

/ˈɑːbsəˌliːt/

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obsolete is pronounced in three syllables

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ɑːbsəlt

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An example use of obsolete in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… humans become obsolete successfully …”

meanings of obsolete

adjective:

  1. Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.
  2. No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often by preference for something newer, which replaces the subject).

verb:

  1. To cause to become obsolete.

obsolete frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word obsolete occurs in english on average 2.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics obsolete can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that obsolete can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

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