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USAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Accepted or habitual practice
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("usage" is a kind of...):
pattern; practice (a customary way of operation or behavior)
survival (something that survives)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "usage"):
Americanism (a custom that is peculiar to the United States or its citizens)
Anglicism; Britishism (a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens)
consuetude (a custom or usage that has acquired the force of law)
couvade (a custom among some peoples whereby the husband of a pregnant wife is put to bed at the time of bearing the child)
Germanism (a custom that is peculiar to Germany or its citizens)
habit; use ((psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition)
hijab (the custom in some Islamic societies of women dressing modestly outside the home)
rite; ritual (any customary observance or practice)
Derivation:
use (habitually do something or be in a certan state or place (use only in the past tense))
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of using
Example:
skilled in the utilization of computers
Synonyms:
employment; exercise; usage; use; utilisation; utilization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("usage" is a kind of...):
activity (any specific behavior)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "usage"):
practice (the exercise of a profession)
play (utilization or exercise)
abuse; misuse (improper or excessive use)
development; exploitation (the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful)
recycling (the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products)
application; practical application (the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose)
Derivation:
use (put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or written
Example:
a usage borrowed from French
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("usage" is a kind of...):
language; linguistic communication (a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols)
Context examples:
The date and time concomitant medication usage began.
(Concomitant Medication Use Start Date Time, NCI Thesaurus)
It is not really long, in weeks or months; but, in my usage and experience, it is a weary, weary while.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
A classification of usage or experience that falls into three categories; never, current, or former.
(CDISC SDTM Never/Current/Former Classification Terminology, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
She could not endure the idea of treachery or levity, or anything akin to ill usage between him and his friend.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
The period of time from start to finish of concomitant medication usage.
(Concomitant Medication Use Duration, NCI Thesaurus)
No ill-usage so brands its record on my feelings.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
A point in time that indicates the conclusion of concomitant medication usage.
(Concomitant Medication End Timepoint, NCI Thesaurus)
In common usage, the term cerebrovascular disorders is not limited to conditions that affect the cerebrum, but refers to vascular disorders of the entire brain including the DIENCEPHALON; BRAIN STEM; and CEREBELLUM.
(Cerebrovascular Disorder, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
The rate of concomitant medication usage.
(Concomitant Medication Dose Frequency, NCI Thesaurus)
An indicator of the conclusion of concomitant medication usage in relation to a specific point in time.
(Concomitant Medication End Relative to Reference Time Point, NCI Thesaurus)
