Sitte — meaning in English

English meaning

• convention noun A large formal gathering of people who share a profession, interest, or cause.
• custom noun A long-established practice or tradition within a group or society.
• folkway noun A belief or custom common to members of a culture or society.

Senses

Sitte is used for these senses in English:

• convention A meeting or gathering.
• convention A practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction; a custom.
• 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.
• folkway Often plural: a belief or custom common to members of a culture or society.

convention — full definition

1. noun A large formal gathering of people who share a profession, interest, or cause.
2. noun A formal agreement between countries or groups, often part of international law.
3. noun An accepted way of doing something, followed simply because it is customary.

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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