desuetude
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des·ue·tude
(dĕs′wĭ-to͞od′, -tyo͞od′)n.
A state of disuse or inactivity.
[French désuétude, from Latin dēsuētūdō, from dēsuētus, past participle of dēsuēscere, to put out of use : dē-, de- + suēscere, to become accustomed; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.]
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desuetude
(dɪˈsjuːɪˌtjuːd; ˈdɛswɪtjuːd)n
formal the condition of not being in use or practice; disuse: those ceremonies had fallen into desuetude.
[C15: from Latin dēsuētūdō, from dēsuescere to lay aside a habit, from de- + suescere to grow accustomed]
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des•ue•tude
(ˈdɛs wɪˌtud, -ˌtyud)n.
the state of being no longer used or practiced.
[1425–75; late Middle English < Latin dēsuētūdo, derivative of dēsuē-, variant s. of dēsuēscere to lose the habit of, unlearn]
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desuetude
nounThe quality or state of being obsolete:
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