obsoletism

English

Etymology

obsolete +‎ -ism

Noun

obsoletism (plural obsoletisms)

  1. A disused word or phrase; an archaism.
    • 1873, Fitzedward Hall, Modern English:
      He cannot place side by side with 'in respect of', some kindred obsoletism; because any obsoletism, it seems, is equally bad grammar

References
  • obsoletism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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