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usage

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
us·age 
          Listen to the pronunciation of usage
Pronunciation:
\ˈyü-sij, -zij\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from us use
Date:
14th century
1 a: firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure b: a uniform certain reasonable lawful practice existing in a particular locality or occupation and binding persons entering into transactions chiefly on the basis of presumed familiarity c: the way in which words and phrases are actually used (as in a particular form or sense) in a language community2 a: the action, amount, or mode of using <a decreased usage of electricity> b: manner of treating
synonyms see habit


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