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1) of a rule, condition etc temporarily not in forced or in use (abeyance)

2) (a kind of) money that is in use in a country (currency)

3) a covering for the head and neck, fastened to a coat etc so that it can hang down at the back when not in use (hood)

4) to get (something) (the usual word); (of rules, customs) to be established or in use (obtain)

5) out of fashion or no longer in use (outmoded)

6) no longer in fashion, in use or valid (out-of-date)

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Meaning:
current

in common or general use now

contemporary; common

living

alive, especially now; a means of keeping alive, of earning what is needed for life

existing, active

prevalent

common, seen or done everywhere (at the time in question)

accepted, widespread

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