desuetude[noun]Synonyms: end, cease, cessation, close, closing, closure, conclusion, discontinuance, discontinuation, ending, disuse, disusage
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desuetude noun.
[dɪ'sju:ɪtju:d, 'dɛswɪ-] E17.[French désuétude or its source Latin desuetudo, from desuet- pa. ppl stem of desuescere become unaccustomed, from de- DE- 1 + suescere be accustomed: see -TUDE. Cf. earlier DISSUETUDE.]1. The action of discontinuing something; discontinuance
of, protracted cessation
from.
E17-E18.2. A state of disuse.
M17.■ C. R. Attlee Old English words and phrases, long since fallen into desuetude.3. The action of passing into disuse.
E19.■ C. Lamb The gradual desuetude of old observances. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲