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antiquated (adj.)

1620s, past-participle adjective from verb antiquate "make old or obsolete" (1590s), from Latin antiquatus, past participle of antiquare "restore to its ancient condition," in Late Latin "make old," from antiquus "ancient, of olden times; aged, venerable; old-fashioned" (see antique (adj.)). An older adjective in the same sense was antiquate (early 15c.), from Latin. Related: Antiquatedness.

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Definitions of antiquated from WordNet

antiquated (adj.)
so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period;
Synonyms: antediluvian / archaic
From wordnet.princeton.edu