/ dɪsˈjuːs; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a situation in which sth is no longer being used :
The factory fell into disuse twenty years ago.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense being unaccustomed ): from dis- (expressing negation) + the noun use .
/ dɪsˈjuːs; NAmE / noun
[ U ] a situation in which sth is no longer being used :
The factory fell into disuse twenty years ago.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense being unaccustomed ): from dis- (expressing negation) + the noun use .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005