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- DictionaryUs·age/ˈyo͞osij/
noun
- 1. the action of using something or the fact of being used: "a survey of water usage" Similar utilizationuseemploymentconsumptionoperationmanipulationrunninghandling
- ▪ the way in which a word or phrase is normally and correctly used: "there are various derivative usages" Similar phraseologyphrasingdictionparlanceidiomchoice of wordsterminologyway of speaking/writingmanner of speaking/writingstyle (of speaking/writing)mode of speaking/writingmode of expressionfaçon de parlertechnical:idiolectsociolect
- ▪ habitual or customary practice, especially as creating a right, obligation, or standard: "the dictates and usages of polite society" Similar custompracticehabittraditionconventionroutineruleriteritualobservanceordinanceceremonyceremonialwayproceduremethodmodeformformalitywontformal:praxismoresmoeurs
Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘customary practice’): from Old French, from us ‘a use’ (see use).
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