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desuetude
[ des-wi-tood, -tyood ]
noun
- the state of being no longer used or practiced.
desuetude
/ ˈdɛswɪtjuːd; dɪˈsjuːɪˌtjuːd /
noun
- formal.the condition of not being in use or practice; disuse
those ceremonies had fallen into desuetude
Word History and Origins
Origin of desuetude1
Word History and Origins
Origin of desuetude1
Example Sentences
Certainly we must now be set on a path to mental decay and desuetude.
That photograph, when seen on the gallery wall, potently conveys the quandary of a man, aging but still vigorous, who has been consigned to pampered desuetude in his Palm Desert retirement.
By the fourth century, the gardens had apparently fallen into desuetude, and statuary in the abandoned pavilions was broken into pieces to build the foundations of a series of spas.
“This is the eschaton through lack of access, but also through human atrophy, debility, the desuetude of critical function.”
This is the eschaton through lack of access, but also through human atrophy, debility, the desuetude of critical function.
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