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desue·tude (des′wi to̵̅o̅d′, -tyo̵̅o̅d′)
noun
the condition of not being used or practiced any more; disuse laws fallen into desuetude
Etymology: ME < L desuetudo < desuetus, pp. of desuescere, to disuse < de-, from + suescere, to be accustomed: see custom
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