custom
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- noun
- /ˈkʌstəm/
- In Japan, bowing is a traditional custom that shows respect when greeting someone.
- customs and traditions
- customs and laws
- culture and customs
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Watch on YouTubeAnd he says, well, it's custom, it's habit.
- And he says, well, it's custom, it's habit.
- Hume tells us that this entire functioning of custom is itself instinctual.
- And I think every culture has marriage customs of some kind apart from ours.
- Their arms, shoulders and faces were also reported to be tattooed, a custom taken from the Turks.
- Then the people were allowed to keep their local customs.
Examples
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Although bringing flowers to the sick is an old custom, it remains popular.
Academic text (2015) -
The Court often supports its reasoning by reference to historical customs and widely shared social expectations.
Academic text (2017) -
Well, it's a custom in France.
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However, it has long been our custom to carry out the last order of a retiring Senior Judge.
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I do not understand your customs.
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But of course you know the local customs.
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And now, according to the quaint local custom, it's your turn to tell us what your name is.
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How does a traditional society respond when its customs are turned upside down?
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Custom dictates that you render the bad news first.
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You are a guest in an unfamiliar home with unfamiliar customs.
Synonyms
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2.0
A custom or belief passed down in families and groups over time
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3.7
A usual way people in a group behave
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1.8
The usual way people use something in everyday life
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4.4
A regular pattern of actions done as a habit or custom
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3.9
A usual way of behaving that most people in a group follow
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8.7
Usual moral customs and rules in a community
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A custom from the past that people keep doing
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A traditional custom that guides how people act but is not strictly followed
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9.9
A usual way of doing things in a group or community
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9.9
A regular way that a person behaves often without thinking
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Etymology
Custom comes from the old Latin word consuetudo, which means 'habit' or 'being used to something'. So a custom is a usual way of doing things that people are 'used' to in a place or time.