DISUSE


Meaning of DISUSE in English

/ 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.