a. [ L. obsoletus, p. p. of obsolescere. See Obsolescent. ] 1. No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused; neglected; as, an obsolete word; an obsolete statute; -- applied chiefly to words, writings, or observances. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Biol.) Not very distinct; obscure; rudimental; imperfectly developed; abortive. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ぶん, bun](n) (1) (See 文・もん・2) one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); 3 mm (one-tenth of a sun); 2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); 0.375 grams (one-tenth of a monme); 0.1 degree (one-tenth of a do, used to measure body temperature on any temperature scale); (2) one-quarter of a ryou (obsolete unit of currency); (3) thickness; (4) advantageous circumstances#146[Add to Longdo]
[りょう, ryou](n, pref) (1) both (e.g. both shoulders, etc.); (n) (2) ryo (obsolete unit of currency); (3) (See 斤) 41-42 g (one sixteenth of a kin); (4) (See 反・たん) 2 tan (measure of fabric size); (ctr) (5) counter for carriages (e.g. in a train)#694[Add to Longdo]
[すじ, suji](n) (1) muscle; tendon; sinew; (2) vein; artery; (3) fiber; fibre; string; (4) line; stripe; streak; (5) (See 筋が通る) reason; logic; (6) plot; storyline; (7) lineage; descent; (8) school (e.g. of scholarship or arts); (9) aptitude; talent; (10) source (of information, etc.); circle; channel; (11) well-informed person (in a transaction); (12) logical move (in go, shogi, etc.); (13) ninth vertical line (shogi); (14) seam on a helmet; (15) (abbr) (See 筋蒲鉾) gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.); (16) (arch) social position; status; (n-suf, n, adj-no) (17) on (a river, road, etc.); along; (suf, ctr) (18) counter for long thin things; (19) (arch) (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency); (P)#3255[Add to Longdo]
[しきない, shikinai](n) (arch) (See 五畿内) the Four Home Provinces (Yamato, Yamashiro, Settsu, and Kawachi); obsolete in 757 when Izumi was established as a separate province from Kawachi[Add to Longdo]