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Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
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des·ue·tude
(d
s
w
-t
d
, -ty
d
)
KEY
NOUN:
A state of disuse or inactivity.
ETYMOLOGY:
French
désuétude
, from Latin
d
su
t
d
, from
d
su
tus
, past participle of
d
su
scere
,
to put out of use
:
d
-
,
de-
+
su
scere
,
to become accustomed
; see
s(w)e-
in Indo-European roots
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