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Word of the Day - Demode

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démodé

Pronunciation: /deɪˈməʊdeɪ/
adjective
Out of fashion.

Origin
French, past participle of démoder ‘go out of fashion’.

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Even as Bob said it, he realized that saying something was "démodé"
was itself out of date, perhaps unless one lived in France. He realized
it might also be said to be "passé". English surely does borrow many
words from other languages.

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