SKLONKLISH
An illustrated word of the day
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Desuetude
desuetude
\ˈde-swi-ˌtüd\
noun
: discontinuance from use or exercise; disuse
Etymology: Middle English
dissuetude
, from Latin
desuetudo
, from
desuescere
to become unaccustomed
What a beautiful-sounding word.
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