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nounaccepted or habitual practice
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nounthe act of using
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"English usage" "a usage borrowed from French"nounthe customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or writtentype of:
Definition that contains usage
- right in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
- wrong not in accord with established usage or procedure
- dog a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
- alright nonstandard usage
- order bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
- frank a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
- relationship a relation between people; (`relationship' is often used where `relation' would serve, as in `the relationship between inflation and unemployment', but the preferred usage of `relationship' is for human relations or states of relatedness)
- correct in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure
- received conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
- official conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline