desuetude

des·ue·tude

 (dĕs′wĭ-to͞od′, -tyo͞od′)

n.

A state of disuse or inactivity.

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[French désuétude, from Latin dēsuētūdō, from dēsuētus, past participle of dēsuēscere, to put out of use : dē-, de- + suēscere, to become accustomed; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.]

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desuetude

(dɪˈsjuːɪˌtjuːd; ˈdɛswɪtjuːd)

n

formal the condition of not being in use or practice; disuse: those ceremonies had fallen into desuetude.

[C15: from Latin dēsuētūdō, from dēsuescere to lay aside a habit, from de- + suescere to grow accustomed]

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des•ue•tude

(ˈdɛs wɪˌtud, -ˌtyud)

n.

the state of being no longer used or practiced.

[1425–75; late Middle English < Latin dēsuētūdo, derivative of dēsuē-, variant s. of dēsuēscere to lose the habit of, unlearn]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

desuetude - a state of inactivity or disuse inaction, inactiveness, inactivity - the state of being inactive

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desuetude

noun

The quality or state of being obsolete:

disuse, obsoleteness, obsoletism.

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Translations

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desuetude

[dɪˈsjʊɪtjuːd] N (frm) → desuso m
to fall into desuetude → caer en desuso

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desuetude

n (form) to fall into desuetude → außer Gebrauch kommen

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