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disuse
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disuse
(noun)
disused
(adjective)
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disuse
/dɪs
ˈ
juːs/
noun
disuse
/dɪs
ˈ
juːs/
noun
Learner's definition of DISUSE
[
noncount
]
:
the state of not being used
:
lack of use
The room was dusty from/with
disuse
.
The word
fell into disuse
[=people stopped using it] many years ago.
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