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So. Deprecation. Do you know what it is ?

I don't mean self-deprecation, or coughing deprecatingly, or similar. I also didn't try to write "depreciation" and miss. I mean the word as used in the following sentence:

I'm afraid that method of doing it has been deprecated.

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I'm just curious. When I started work in '99, I assumed the company I worked for had just made that usage of "deprecated" up. I was most surprised to find out it was a proper word.

Edit: For people who said they guessed, you can check whether you were correct :)

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[exspelunca.livejournal.com]

I suppose it has a vague origin in the accepted (in the real world) meaning of deprecate, i.e. to disapprove of. On pronunciation, if Paxman says "meetreeology" once more on Univ Challenge .... and for those who say "deteriate" and miss a syllable there are the fires of hell.