usus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The use of something.
  2. Widespread de facto usage, regardless of whether it conforms to a standard.

Word forms

usus

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ūsus (“use”), from Proto-Italic *oissos.

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