désuétude

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See also: desuetude

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dēsuētūdō (disuse).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.zɥe.tyd/, /de.sɥe.tyd/
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  • Rhymes: -yd

Noun

désuétude f (plural désuétudes)

  1. disuse
    Near-synonym: abandon
    laisser tomber en désuétude une coutume barbareto let a barbaric custom fall into disuse
    C’est un terme tombé en désuétude depuis des années.It's a term which fell out of use years ago.

Descendants

  • English: desuetude

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