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1. A custom or tradition: The practice or usage of putting up a Christmas tree at Christmas time is quite common in many countries.
2. The act of employing something; the established custom of using language and contexts correctly: The usage of your debit card is really important in many aspects of life.
2. The act of employing something; the established custom of using language and contexts correctly: The usage of your debit card is really important in many aspects of life.
If Günter in Germany wants to use the correct words in his English essay, he should consult a good book on English usage.
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“usage”
(Greek: custom, habit; character, manners; usage)
(Greek: law, order, arrangement, systematized knowledge of [something]; usage)
(Latin: ritus, religious observance or ceremony; custom, usage)
(confusion exists about usage of "a" and "an" in front of other words)
(Greek: twig; later, in modern usage: repetition, carbon copy, same)
(GPS expected to advance into consumer mainstream)
(ignorance word usage is no excuse for continuing such ignorance)
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Quotes: Word Usage
Ignorance of word meanings is no excuse for continuing such ignorance: word-usage quotes.
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Quotes: Quotations Units
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(the origins and more recent usage as a term used in the performances of prestidigitation or "magic")
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“usage”
abracadabra, its origins and more recent usage
The magic of abracadabra.
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Amazing Histories of Words
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