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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Desuetude \Des"ue*tude\, n. [L. desuetudo, from desuescere to grow out of use disuse; de + suescere to become used or accustomed: cf F. d['e]su['e]tude. See {Custom}.] The cessation of use disuse; discontinuance of practice, custom, or fashion. The desuetude abrogated the law, which before custom had established. --Jer. Taylor. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: desuetude n : a state of inactivity or disuse
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