inusitation

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noun

Lack of use; disuse.

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desuetudeobsoletenessunusedisusagedisuseobsolescenceobsoletionsuperannuation
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Meanings

nouninusitation (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableLack of use; disuse.

    The mammæ of the male have not vaniſhed by inuſitation; nec curtorum, per multa ſæcula, Judæorum propagini deeſt præputium [nor has the foreskin of the Jewish offspring been lacking for many centuries].

    1802, William Paley, “Of the Personality of the Deity”, in Natural Theology: Or, Evidences of the Existence and Attributes of the Deity, Collected from the Appearances of Nature, London: […] [F]or R[obert] Faulder, […], by Wilks and Taylor, […], →OCLC, page 466

    Synonyms: desuetude, obsoleteness, unuse, desuetude, disusage, disuse, obsolescence, obsoleteness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounLack of use; disuse.

Similar
desuetudeobsoletenessunusedesuetudedisusagedisuseobsolescenceobsoletenessobsoletionsuperannuationunuse
Also see
desuetudedisusagedisuseobsolescenceobsoletenessobsoletionunuse
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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