démodé

May. 20th, 2022 07:46 am
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démodé (day-maw-DAY) - adj., outdated, out of style, outmoded.


Which last definition is an exact translation of the French original, which is from dé-, out of + mode, style/fashion. We started using the word in 1873.

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Date: 2022-05-24 11:26 pm (UTC)
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A good word to know :)

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