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disuse

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dis⋅use

  [n. dis-yoos; v. dis-yooz] noun, verb, -used, -us⋅ing.
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–noun
1. discontinuance of use or practice: Traditional customs are falling into disuse.
–verb (used with object)
2. to cease to use.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME. See dis- 1 , use
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dis·use   (dĭs-yōōs')   
n.  The state of not being used or of being no longer in use.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

disuse  (n.)
c.1408, from the verb (1375), from O.Fr. desuser, from des- "not" + user "use."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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