Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Desuetude"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Desuetude \Des"ue*tude\, n. [L. desuetudo, from desuescere, to
grow out of use, disuse; de + suescere to become used or
accustomed: cf. F. d['e]su['e]tude. See {Custom}.]
The cessation of use; disuse; discontinuance of practice,
custom, or fashion.
The desuetude abrogated the law, which, before, custom
had established. --Jer. Taylor.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
desuetude
n : a state of inactivity or disuse
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