Associations to the word «Obsolescence»

Wiktionary

OBSOLESCENCE, noun. (uncountable) The state of being obsolete—no longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected.
OBSOLESCENCE, noun. (countable) The process of becoming obsolete, outmoded or out of date.

Dictionary definition

OBSOLESCENCE, noun. The process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date; "a policy of planned obsolescence".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats