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Definition of Out-of-date
1. Adjective. Old; no longer valid or fashionable. "Out-of-date ideas"
Definition of Out-of-date
1. Adjective. (alternative form of out of date) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Out-of-date
Literary usage of Out-of-date
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Bibliographical and Critical Account of the Rarest Books in the English by John Payne Collier (1865)
"... but he was too proud of Spenser's praise, although somewhat out of date in
1592, to suppress it. We are glad of it, because it proves that Spenser was ..."
2. British Poets of the Nineteenth Century by Curtis Hidden Page (1910)
"Some new such hoy« must dawn at last, Or man must toss in pain. " • But now the
old is out of date, The new is not yet born. Anil who can be alone elate ..."
3. Practical Ideas for Teaching Writing As a Process by Carol B. Olson (1996)
""We Are All Out-of-Date Scientists 55. New Language Research Since You Left School
... With a very few exceptions, most of us are out-of-date, rather than ..."
4. Narrative of a Visit to the West Indies: In 1840 and 1841 by George Truman, John Jackson, Thomas B. Longstreth (1844)
"The amusements, formerly in favor, are fast going out of date, while an attention
to religious engagements is increasing, and a much greater degree of ..."
5. Restituta: Or, Titles, Extracts, and Characters of Old Books in English by Egerton Brydges (1814)
"Its stile is curious and amusing ; nor is its affirmation out of date, that the
time glories in the discovery of errors. •„>*.••" ; . ..."
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