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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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