DESUETUDE


Meaning of DESUETUDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈde-swi-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd, di-ˈsü-ə-, -ˈsyü- ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English dissuetude, from Latin desuetudo, from desuescere to become unaccustomed, from de- + suescere to become accustomed; akin to Latin sodalis comrade — more at sib

Date: 15th century

: discontinuance from use or exercise : disuse

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