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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Related terms

[ English

[ Etymology

From Anglo-Norman and Old French usage.

[ Noun

Singular usage

Plural usages

usage (plural usages)

1. The manner or the amount of using; use
2. Habit or accepted practice
3. The way in which words are actually spoken or written in a community

[ Translations

the manner or the amount of using; use

Finnish: käyttö fi(fi), käsittely fi(fi) Hungarian: használat hu(hu) Japanese: 使い方 ja(ja) (tsukai-kata)

Russian: использование ru(ru) (ispól'zovanije) n., применение ru(ru) (prim'en'énije) n., обращение ru(ru) (obraš'énije) n., употребление ru(ru) (upotr'ebl'énije) n.

habit or accepted practice

Finnish: käytäntö fi(fi) Hungarian: szokás hu(hu), gyakorlat hu(hu) Japanese: 使い方 ja(ja) (tsukai-kata)

Russian: обычай ru(ru) (obýčaj) m., обыкновение ru(ru) (obyknov'énije) n., привычка ru(ru) (privýčka) f., традиция ru(ru) (tradícija) f.

the way words are spoken or written in a community

Finnish: kielenkäyttö, puhetapa Hungarian: szóhasználat hu(hu)

Japanese: 使い方 ja(ja) (tsukai-kata), 用法 ja(ja) (yōhō) Russian: употребление ru(ru) (upotr'ebl'énije) n.

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[ French

[ Etymology

From Latin usus (Mediaeval Latin usagium, suffix -age).

[ Pronunciation

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[ Noun

usage m. (plural usages)

1. usage, use

[ Related terms

• usager