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out-of-date en · ADJ

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1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of out of date.
   alt of out of date
   • The Rabbit could not claim to be a model of anything, for he didn’t know that real rabbits existed; he thought they were all stuffed with sawdust like himself, and he understood that sawdust was quite out-of-date and should never be mentioned in modern circles. 1921 June, Margery Williams, “The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real”, in Harper’s Bazar, volume LVI, number 6 (2504 overall), New York, N.Y.: International Magazine Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
   • This new yard will replace a group of out-of-date yards, and there will be an estimated net saving of £150,000 a year. 1954 August, “Marshalling Yard Reorganisation, Eastern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 570:

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