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desuete.

Disused; out of use.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈdɛswɪt/General-American/ˈdɛsjuːiːt/General-American
  1. Disused; out of use.

Where this word comes from

Probably via Italian, from Latin dēsuētus (“unused”), past participle of dēsuēscō (“to disuse”), from dē- + suēscō (“to make use of”).

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