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desuso.

disuse (lack of use)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/deˈzu.su/Brazil/d͡ʒiˈzu.su/Brazil/dɨˈzu.su/Portugal

  1. disuse (lack of use)

    masculine

  2. obsolescence (state of being no more used)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old Galician-Portuguese des- Portuguese des- Portuguese uso Portuguese desuso From des- + uso.

verb/deˈzu.su/Brazil/d͡ʒiˈzu.su/Brazil/dɨˈzu.su/Portugal

  1. first-person singular present indicative of desusar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
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