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Today's Word "superannuated"

Discharged on account of old age on

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superannuated \soo-pur-AN-yoo-ay-tid\, adjective) - 1 : Discharged or disqualified on account of old age; retired from service, especially with a pension. 2 : Old; no longer in use; no longer valid; outmoded.

"The worthy man was hale and hearty, not exceeding three score and seven, and had never dreamt of being superannuated." -- John Galt, 'The Provost'

 

Superannuated derives from Medieval Latin superannuatus, "too old," from Latin super, "above, over" + annus, "year."


 

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