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desuetude

[ des-wi-tood, -tyood ]

noun

  1. the state of being no longer used or practiced.


desuetude

/ ˈdÉ›swɪtjuËd; dɪˈsjuËɪˌtjuËd /

noun

  1. formal.
    the condition of not being in use or practice; disuse

    those ceremonies had fallen into desuetude

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of desuetude1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English, from Latin »åŧ²õ³Üŧ³ÙÅ«»å´Ç, equivalent to »åŧ²õ³Üŧ-, base of »åŧ²õ³Üŧ²õ³¦±ð°ù±ð “to become disaccustomed to, unlearn†( »åŧ- de- + ²õ³Üŧ²õ³¦±ð°ù±ð “to become accustomed toâ€) + -³ÙÅ«»åÅ -tude
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of desuetude1

C15: from Latin »åŧ²õ³Üŧ³ÙÅ«»åÅ, from »åŧ²õ³Ü±ð²õ³¦±ð°ù±ð to lay aside a habit, from de- + suescere to grow accustomed
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Certainly we must now be set on a path to mental decay and desuetude.

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That photograph, when seen on the gallery wall, potently conveys the quandary of a man, aging but still vigorous, who has been consigned to pampered desuetude in his Palm Desert retirement.

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By the fourth century, the gardens had apparently fallen into desuetude, and statuary in the abandoned pavilions was broken into pieces to build the foundations of a series of spas.

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“This is the eschaton through lack of access, but also through human atrophy, debility, the desuetude of critical function.â€

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This is the eschaton through lack of access, but also through human atrophy, debility, the desuetude of critical function.

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