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disusage

disusage noun: gradual cessation of custom or use; disuse.

Noun

disusage (uncountable)

  1. Gradual 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 of disusage

All synonyms of disusage

Origin of disusage

From dis- + usage.

Questions about disusage

What does disusage mean?
Disusage means gradual cessation of custom or use; disuse.
What part of speech is disusage?
Disusage is a noun.

Words near disusage in the dictionary

  1. disunites
  2. disunities
  3. disuniting
  4. disunity
  5. disuprazole
  6. disusage
  7. disuse
  8. disused
  9. disuses
  10. disusing
  11. disutilities

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