desuetude
Pronunciation: /ˈdɛswɪtjuːd/
Pronunciation: /ˈdɛswɪtjuːd/
†1.
a. A discontinuance of the use or practice (of anything); disuse; †protracted cessation from.
b. The passing into a state of disuse.
2. The condition or state into which anything falls when one ceases to use or practice it; the state of disuse.
[OED Online]
a. A discontinuance of the use or practice (of anything); disuse; †protracted cessation from.
b. The passing into a state of disuse.
2. The condition or state into which anything falls when one ceases to use or practice it; the state of disuse.
[OED Online]
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