Wednesday, March 24, 2010

WORD OF THE DAY



WELCOME TO WEDNESDAY'S
WORD OF THE DAY

Today's word is desuetude. It comes from page 11 of Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov.

desuetude is a noun meaning the condition of not being used or practiced any more; disuse.

It comes from Middle English which came from the Latin word desuetudo, meaning to disuse.

My sentence: Progress is a study in desuetude.

Please contribute a sentence in the comments.

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous4:11 PM

    My sentence:
    The actress is on her fourth husband and rumor has it that soon she will also put him into desuetude.

    From A to Z

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  2. Dear A to Z,
    You have done it again!

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