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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
des·ue·tude       [des-wi-tood, -tyood] Pronunciation Key
–noun
the state of being no longer used or practiced.
[Origin: 1425–75; late ME < L désuétūdo, equiv. to désué-, base of désuéscere to become disaccustomed to, unlearn (dé- de- + suéscere to become accustomed to) + -tūdō -tude]
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
des·ue·tude       (děs'wĭ-tōōd', -tyōōd')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   A state of disuse or inactivity.


[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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
desuetude 
1623, from M.Fr. desuetude, from L. desuetudo (gen. desuetudinis) "disuse," from desuetus, pp. of desuescere "become unaccustomed to," from de- "away, from" + suescere "become used to" (see mansuetude).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
desuetude

noun
a state of inactivity or disuse 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: de·sue·tude
Pronunciation: 'de-swi-"tüd, -"tyüd; di-'sü-&-"tüd
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin desuetudo disuse, from desuescere to lose the habit of
: a doctrine holding that a statute may be abrogated because of its long disuse

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Desuetude

Des"ue*tude\, n. [L. desuetudo, from desuescere, to grow out of use, disuse; de + suescere to become used or accustomed: cf. F. d['e]su['e]tude. See Custom.] The cessation of use; disuse; discontinuance of practice, custom, or fashion.

The desuetude abrogated the law, which, before, custom had established. --Jer. Taylor.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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