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coutume — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • custom noun A long-established practice or tradition within a group or society.
  • mores noun The unwritten customs and moral standards that a particular group or society expects people to follow.
  • usage noun The act or amount of using something, such as electricity, data, or a resource.
  • wont noun A person's usual habit or custom.

Senses

coutume is used for these senses in English:

  • custom Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.
  • custom (legal) Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent. Compare prescription.
  • mores A set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices rather than written laws.
  • wont (archaic, or, humorous) One's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice.

custom — full definition

  1. noun A long-established practice or tradition within a group or society.
  2. adj Made specifically to someone's particular requirements, rather than mass-produced.
  3. noun The regular patronage a business gets from its customers.

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