Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

usus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: usus
IPA

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The use of something.

Uncountable

noun

Widespread de facto usage, regardless of whether it conforms to a standard.

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ūsus (“use”), from Proto-Italic *oissos.

Word Breakdown

Root: *oissos

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does usus mean?: The use of something.
Where does usus come from?: Borrowed from Latin ūsus (“use”), from Proto-Italic *oissos.

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