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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /uˈza.ta/
- Rhymes: -ata
- Hyphenation: u‧sà‧ta
Etymology 1
From us(are) + -ata.
Noun
usata f (plural usate)
- (obsolete) habit, custom
- Synonyms: consuetudine, uso
1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Purgatorio [The Divine Comedy: Purgatory] (paperback), Bompiani, published 2001, Canto XXII, page 337, lines 79–81:la parola tua sopra toccata ¶ si consonava a’ nuovi predicanti; ¶ ond’ io a visitarli presi usata.- Your words, mentioned earlier, were in accordance with the new preachers. Thus I developed a habit of frequenting them.
Further reading
- usata in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
usata f sg
- feminine singular of usato