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desuetude

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DESUETUDE

n.[L.] The cessation of use; disuse; discontinuance of practice, custom or fashion. Habit is contracted by practice, and lost by desuetude. Words in every language are lost by desuetude.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DESUETE

De *suete ", a. Etym: [L. desuetus, p. p. of desuescere to disuse. ]

 

Defn: Disused; out of use. [R.]

 

DESUETUDE

Des "ue *tude, n. Etym: [L. desuetudo, from desuescere, to grow out of use, disuse; de + suescere to become used or accustomed: cf. F. désuétude. See Custom. ]

 

Defn: The cessation of use; disuse; discontinuance of practice, custom, or fashion. The desuetude abrogated the law, which, before, custom had established. Jer. Taylor.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

desuetude

des ue tude |ˈdeswiˌt (y )o͞od ˈdɛswitjud | noun formal a state of disuse: the docks fell into desuetude . ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the sense cessation ): from French, from Latin desuetudo, from desuet- made unaccustomed, from the verb desuescere, from de- (expressing reversal ) + suescere be accustomed.

 

Oxford Dictionary

desuetude

desuetude |ˈdɛswɪtjuːd, dəˈsjuːətjuːd | noun [ mass noun ] formal a state of disuse: the docks fell into desuetude . ORIGIN early 17th cent. (in the sense cessation ): from French, from Latin desuetudo, from desuet- made unaccustomed , from the verb desuescere, from de- (expressing reversal ) + suescere be accustomed .

 

French Dictionary

désuet

désuet , ète adj. adjectif Qui n ’est plus en usage, dépassé. : Le baisemain est un geste de respect plutôt désuet. SYNONYME démodé ; suranné . Prononciation Le s se prononce z ou s, [dezɥɛ, desɥɛ ]

 

désuétude

désuétude n. f. nom féminin Caractère d ’une chose désuète. : Un mot tombé en désuétude. Les entreprises informatiques pratiquent la désuétude planifiée. Prononciation Le s se prononce z ou s, [dezɥetyd, desɥetyd ]