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vana — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • custom noun A long-established practice or tradition within a group or society.
  • habit noun Something you do regularly, often without thinking about it.
  • perfunctory adj Done only or merely to conform to a minimal standard or to fulfill a protocol or presumptive duty.
  • practice noun Repeated exercise of an activity in order to improve a skill.
  • wont noun A person's usual habit or custom.

Senses

vana 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.
  • habit An action performed on a regular basis.
  • perfunctory Performed in a careless or indifferent manner as a thing of rote.
  • practice A customary action, habit, or behaviour; a manner or routine.
  • 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.

habit — full definition

  1. noun Something you do regularly, often without thinking about it.
  2. noun A strong, hard-to-break dependency on something, especially a drug.

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