DESUETUDES
Noun
desuetudes
plural of desuetude
Source: Wiktionary
DESUETUDE
Des"ue*tude, n. Etym: [L. desuetudo, from desuescere, to grow out of use, disuse; de + suescere to become used or accustomed: cf. F. désuétude. See Custom.]
Definition: The cessation of use; disuse; discontinuance of practice, custom, or fashion. The desuetude abrogated the law, which, before, custom had established. Jer. Taylor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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