0 the way a particular word in a language, or a language in general, is used: --
1 the bad and unfair way someone treats you: --
Many had complained about the usage they'd received at his hands.
2 the way in which words are used by the people who speak and write a particular language, or an example of such use: --
[ C ] We use African-American, which is the current preferred usage.
3 the use of something, the way in which it is used, or how much it has been used: --
4 the process of using something: --
5 the amount of something used, such as energy, internet time, etc.: --
Now these two usages are syntactically distinguished as c for the first, and c for the second.
There are usages which he describes variously as "regrettable" or "vulgar" or "barbarous" or "monstrosities".
All these usages have to be learned individually.
Embodiment links together both broadly cultural and circumstantial usages, the body taking on its meaning at the intersection of narrative, culture, and social interaction.
Another set of usages are concerned with policies and politics and employ the explanations generated in the first set of usages in their development.
Conversely, at another level, photography is a series of different practices, different strands, all of which have different intentions, different cultural expectations and social usages.
A word may have several entries, one for each of its typical usages.
All special usages, such as slang terms, are labeled and grouped together at the end of each synonym list.
