costume — meaning in English
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English meaning
- costume noun An outfit worn to represent a particular character, period, or culture.
- custom noun A long-established practice or tradition within a group or society.
- habit noun Something you do regularly, often without thinking about it.
- practice noun Repeated exercise of an activity in order to improve a skill.
Senses
costume is used for these senses in English:
- costume A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people.
- 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.
- habit An action performed on a regular basis.
- practice A customary action, habit, or behaviour; a manner or routine.
costume — full definition
- noun An outfit worn to represent a particular character, period, or culture.
- verb To dress someone in a costume.
custom — full definition
- noun A long-established practice or tradition within a group or society.
- adj Made specifically to someone's particular requirements, rather than mass-produced.
- noun The regular patronage a business gets from its customers.