USAGE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
USAGE meaning: 1. the way a particular word in a language, or a language in general, is used: 2. the way. Learn more.
USAGE meaning: 1. the way a particular word in a language, or a language in general, is used: 2. the way. Learn more.
The meaning of USAGE is firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure. How to use usage in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Usage.
There are 17 meanings listed in OED''s entry for the noun usage, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ''Meaning & use'' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
USAGE definition: a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice. See examples of usage used in a sentence.
Usage is the way in which words are actually used in particular contexts, especially with regard to their meanings. The word ''undertaker'' had long been in common usage.
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