DISUSAGE, noun Disyuzage. [dis and usage.] Gradual cessation of use or custom; neglect of use, exercise or practice. We lose words by disusage
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
DISUSAGE, noun Disyuzage. [dis and usage.] Gradual cessation of use or custom; neglect of use, exercise or practice. We lose words by disusage
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