| Front | desuetude \DES-wih-tood, -tyood\ |
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| Back | noun A state of disuse. [From Latin de- (away from) + suescere (to become accustomed). Earliest documented use: 1623.] "Far from being a high-tech wonder, the Earth Station had a sad, neglected air about it, a feeling of desuetude and abandonment." - Douglas Preston; Impact; Forge Books; 2010. |
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