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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def create_usage(self, def_id):
 """Make a usage, storing its definition id."""

        usage_id = self._next_id("u")
        self._usages[usage_id] = def_id
        return usage_id