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usage ill-use

Main Entry: us·age
Pronunciation: yü-sij, -zij
Function: noun
1 a : usual practice or procedure b : the way in which words and phrases are actually used
2 a : the action of using : USE <increasing usage of the nation's highways> b : manner of treating <restaurant dishes receive rough usage>
synonym see HABIT

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