Desuetude
noun | /desuetude/
The state of no longer being used, practiced, or observed; disuse.
Desuetude
noun | /desuetude/
Advanced WordsVERY HARDThe state of no longer being used, practiced, or observed; disuse.
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"The old regulation gradually fell into desuetude. Means: The regulation gradually stopped being followed or used."
"The custom survived in the archives but had long since passed into desuetude. Means: The custom was recorded in the archives but had not been practiced for a long time."
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Desuetude means disuse: both describe something that is no longer used.
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