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usage
What does usage mean?
usage (noun): the customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or written.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use usage in a sentence?
- Please give an example of usage. (Tatoeba sentence #4219706 by patgfisher, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce usage?
/ˈjusədʒ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does usage come from?
From Middle English usage, from Anglo-Norman and Old French usage.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “usage” mean?
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
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the customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or written
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the period of time that has already happened, in contrast to the present and the future
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one selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision
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