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su⋅per⋅an⋅nu⋅at⋅ed

  [soo-per-an-yoo-ey-tid]
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–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; alter. (with -u- of annual ) of ML superannātus over a year old (said of cattle), equiv. to super ann(um) beyond a year + -ātus -ate 1 ; see -ed 2
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su⋅per⋅an⋅nu⋅ate

  [soo-per-an-yoo-eyt] verb, -at⋅ed, -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 to set aside as out of date; remove as too old.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 to be or become old, out of date, or retired.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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su·per·an·nu·ate   (sōō'pər-ān'yōō-āt')   
tr.v.   su·per·an·nu·at·ed, su·per·an·nu·at·ing, su·per·an·nu·ates

  1. To allow to retire on a pension because of age or infirmity.

  2. To set aside or discard as old-fashioned or obsolete.


[Back-formation from superannuated.]
su·per·an·nu·at·ed   (sōō'pər-ān'yōō-ā'tĭd)   
adj.  

  1. Retired or ineffective because of advanced age: "Nothing is more tiresome than a superannuated pedagogue" (Henry Adams).

  2. Outmoded; obsolete: superannuated laws.


[From Medieval Latin superannuātus, over one year old : Latin super-, super- + Latin annus, year; see at- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

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"retired on account of old age," 1633, "obsolete, out of date," from M.L. superannuatus "more than a year old" (of cattle), from L. super "beyond, over" (see super-) + annus "year" (see annual).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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