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desuetude

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Main Entry:
de·sue·tude 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈde-swi-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd, di-ˈsü-ə-, -ˈsyü-\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English dissuetude, from Latin desuetudo, from desuescere to become unaccustomed, from de- + suescere to become accustomed; akin to Latin sodalis comrade — more at sib
Date:
15th century
: discontinuance from use or exercise : disuse


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