nonusage

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English

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Etymology

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From non- +‎ usage.

Noun

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nonusage (uncountable)

  1. Absence of usage; failure to use.
    • 2008 June 19, Eric Konigsberg, “The Guardian of Gramercy Park”, in New York Times[1]:
      “Because we work during the day, and we leave town on the weekends,” she explained of her own nonusage.