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usage

use, usage

noun ew-ZAHZH Less Common

Origin: Latin usus

Also means

custom, practice

Usage Note

Usage covers both practical use (l'usage d'un outil = the use of a tool) and established social custom (c'est l'usage = it's the done thing / it's customary). Faire bon usage de means 'to make good use of'. The adjective usagé means 'worn out / second-hand'. Hors d'usage means 'out of order / no longer working'.

Examples

"Cet outil n'est plus en usage aujourd'hui."

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