disusage

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noun

Gradual cessation of custom or use; disuse.

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desuetudeobsoletionunusedisuseinusitationobsolescenceobsoletenesssuperannuation
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Meanings

noundisusage (uncountable)
  1. uncountableGradual cessation of custom or use; disuse.

    leaving the rest to be abolished by disusage through tract of time

    [1594], Richard Hooker, edited by J[ohn] S[penser], Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, (please specify the page)

    Synonyms: desuetude, obsoletion, unuse, desuetude, disuse, inusitation, obsolescence, obsoleteness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounGradual cessation of custom or use; disuse.

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desuetudeobsoletionunusedesuetudedisuseinusitationobsolescenceobsoletenessobsoletionsuperannuationunuse
Also see
desuetudedisuseinusitationobsolescenceobsoletenessobsoletionunuse

Origin

From dis- + usage.

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APA

disusage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disusage

MLA

“disusage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disusage. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disusage,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disusage.

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