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nonusage

nonusage noun: absence of usage; failure to use.

Noun

nonusage (uncountable)

  1. Absence of usage; failure to use.
    • “Because we work during the day, and we leave town on the weekends,” she explained of her own nonusage.2008 June 19, Eric Konigsberg, “The Guardian of Gramercy Park”, in New York Times

Origin of nonusage

From non- + usage.

Questions about nonusage

What does nonusage mean?
Nonusage means absence of usage; failure to use.
What part of speech is nonusage?
Nonusage is a noun.

Words near nonusage in the dictionary

  1. nonurine
  2. nonurological
  3. nonuropathogenic
  4. nonurothelial
  5. nonusable
  6. nonusage
  7. nonusance
  8. nonuse
  9. nonused
  10. nonuseful
  11. nonusefulness

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