out of date
əvˈdeɪt adjective
gone out of style or fashion; outmoded; obsolete: out-of-date fashions; out-of-date ideas.
Origin:
1620–30
1620–30
Related forms
out-of-date·ness, noun
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| out of date | |
| —adj, —adv | |
| no longer valid, current, or fashionable; outmoded | |
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Out of date
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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Idioms & Phrases
out of date
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Too old to be used, past the point of expiration, as in This milk is out of date. [Early 1600s]
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Old-fashioned, no longer in style, as in Dean has three suits but they're all out of date. [Early 1800s]
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