disusage

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English

Etymology

From dis- +‎ usage.

Noun

disusage (uncountable)

  1. Gradual cessation of custom or use; disuse.
    • 1594–1597, Richard Hooker, edited by J S, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, , London: Will Stansby , published 1611, →OCLC, (please specify the page):
      leaving the rest to be abolished by disusage through tract of time

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