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Definition of Superannuated
1. Adjective. Too old to be useful. "He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders"
2. Adjective. Old; no longer valid or fashionable. "Out-of-date ideas"
Definition of Superannuated
1. Adjective. obsolete due to age ¹
2. Adjective. retired or discarded due to age ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Superannuated
1. superannuate [v] - See also: superannuate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Superannuated
Literary usage of Superannuated
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Principles Governing the Retirement of Public Employees by Lewis Meriam (1918)
"Naturally in making reports on impairments due to age, they do not realize that
they them- 1 The question of superannuated public physicians was presented ..."
2. Railway Economy: A Treatise on the New Art of Transport, Its Management by Dionysius Lardner (1850)
"The Belgian railways had been then 13 years in operation, and no engine had yet
been superannuated. The first engine placed upon the road was " La Fleche," ..."
3. Specimens of the Short Story by George Henry Nettleton (1901)
"From the standpoint of the short story, however, such a sketch as The superannuated
Man is worthy of most careful study. Plot is reduced almost to its ..."
4. The Works of Charles Lamb: to which are prefixed his letters, and a sketch by Charles Lamb (1871)
"THE superannuated MAN. Sera tamen respexit Libertas. VIRGIL. A Clerk I was in
London gay. O'KEEFE. IF peradventure, Reader, it has been thy lot to waste the ..."
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