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des·ue·tude

   [des-wi-tood, -tyood]
noun
the state of being no longer used or practiced.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English < Latin dēsuētūdo, equivalent to dēsuē-, base of dēsuēscere to become disaccustomed to, unlearn (dē- de- + suēscere to become accustomed to) + -tūdō -tude
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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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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).
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