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Definition of
disuse noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
disuse
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
dɪsˈyus
/
/
[
uncountable
]
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a situation in which something is no longer being used
The factory
fell into disuse
twenty years ago.
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disuse
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