Pronounced: A-nuh-dine, noun (initial syllable is “a” as in map)
Notes: I could not remember the definition of this word, but I think I used to know it
Yesterday’s word
The word desuetude means “a state of disuse”
First usage
Our word came into English in the early 1600s
Background / Comments
Our word is kind of a long one for “a disused state”, but it’s fun to have various words to drop into conversation. Our word came from the Latin combination of de- (away) and suescere (to become accustomed).
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