The meaning of these temporal labels can be somewhat different among dictionaries and thesauri. The label聽archaic聽is used for words that were once common but are now rare.聽Archaic聽implies having the character or characteristics of a much earlier time.聽Obsolete聽indicates that a term is no longer in active use, except, for example, in literary quotation.聽Obsolete聽may apply to a word regarded as no longer acceptable or useful even though it is still in existence.
In 亚洲网紅露点,聽the聽archaic聽label is described this way: “Archaic is used as a label in this dictionary for terms and definitions that were current roughly as late as 1900 but are now employed only as conscious archaisms.” It聽describes the聽obsolete聽label thus: “Terms and definitions labeled Obsolete in this dictionary have not been in widespread use since the mid 1700s. Unlike some relatively familiar archaic words and phrases, like prithee and thou art, obsolete words and phrases are not easily understood by a modern reader, and obsolete senses of current terms.”
