Definition for OB'SO-LETE

OB'SO-LETE, a. [L. obsoletus.]

  1. Gone into disuse; disused; neglected; as, an obsolete word; an obsolete statute; applied chiefly to words or writings. Dryden. Swift.
  2. In botany, obscure; not very distinct. Eaton.

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