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Show LEARN A WORD EVERY DAY j : Today's word Is usufruct. It's pronounced u-zu-frukt, with accent on the first syllable. It means the use of tho fruits or j profits of an estate or other thlm; belonging to another, without impairment impair-ment of tho substance. It comea from Latin ususfrur- tus," derived from 1 usus," or use, ani I "fructUa," fruit. It? used Ilka this "Italy, waiving her demand for the returns of property proper-ty which her nationals formerly owned own-ed in Russia, aska that the usufruct at least go to the original owners." |