Wiktionary:Word of the day/2022/January 20

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Word of the day
for January 20
desuetude n (formal)
  1. (uncountable) The state when something (for example, a custom or a law) is no longer observed nor practised; disuse, obsolescence; (countable) an instance of this.
  2. (countable, obsolete) Chiefly followed by from or of: a cessation of practising or using something.
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