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Webster 1913 Edition

Desuetude

Des′ue-tude

,
Noun.
[L.
desuetudo
, from
desuescere
, to grow out of use, disuse;
de
+
suescere
to become used or accustomed: cf. F.
désuétude
. See
Custom
.]
The cessation of use; disuse; discontinuance of practice, custom, or fashion.
The
desuetude
abrogated the law, which, before, custom had established.
Jer. Taylor.

Webster 1828 Edition

Desuetude

DESUETUDE

,
Noun.
[L.] The cessation of use; disuse; discontinuance of practice, custom or fashion. Habit is contracted by practice, and lost by desuetude. Words in every language are lost by desuetude.

Definition 2024

désuétude

désuétude

See also: desuetude

French

Noun

désuétude f ‎(plural désuétudes)

  1. obsolescence

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Etymology

From the Latin dēsuētūdo ‎(“disuse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.sɥe.tyd/, /de.zɥe.tyd/
  • Rhymes: -yd

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