su·per·an·nu·at·ed

[soo-per-an-yoo-ey-tid]
adjective
1.
retired because of age or infirmity.
2.
too old for use, work, service, or a position.
3.
antiquated or obsolete: superannuated ideas.

Origin:
1625–35; alteration (with -u- of annual) of Medieval Latin superannātus over a year old (said of cattle), equivalent to super ann(um) beyond a year + -ātus -ate1; see -ed2

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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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su·per·an·nu·ate

[soo-per-an-yoo-eyt] verb, su·per·an·nu·at·ed, su·per·an·nu·at·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to allow to retire from service or office on a pension because of age or infirmity.
2.
to set aside as out of date; remove as too old.
verb (used without object)
3.
to be or become old, out of date, or retired.

Origin:
1640–50; back formation from superannuated

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superannuate (ˌsuːpərˈænjʊˌeɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
1.  to pension off
2.  to discard as obsolete or old-fashioned

superannuated (ˌsuːpərˈænjʊˌeɪtɪd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  discharged, esp with a pension, owing to age or illness
2.  too old to serve usefully
3.  obsolete
 
[C17: from Medieval Latin superannātus aged more than one year, from Latin super- + annus a year]

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superannuated
"retired on account of old age," 1633, "obsolete, out of date," from M.L. superannuatus "more than a year old" (of cattle), from L. super "beyond, over" (see super-) + annus "year" (see annual).
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Example sentences
Fabricating missing body parts for two superannuated motor cars.
Old widows and superannuated wives who have out-lived other forms of usefulness
  gladly enter this singular profession.
Take, for instance, the question of retiring a superannuated teacher.
There are, however, some cases of superannuated employees who are kept on the
  payroll without currently performing services.
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