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custom

11 ENTRIES FOUND:

1cus·tom

noun \ˈkəs-təm\

Definition of CUSTOM

1
a : a usage or practice common to many or to a particular place or class or habitual with an individual b : long-established practice considered as unwritten law c : repeated practice d : the whole body of usages, practices, or conventions that regulate social life
2
plural a : duties, tolls, or imposts imposed by the sovereign law of a country on imports or exports b usually singular in construction : the agency, establishment, or procedure for collecting such customs
3
a : business patronage b : usu. habitual patrons : customers

Examples of CUSTOM

  1. It is the custom for the bride to wear a white dress on her wedding day.
  2. According to custom, the festivities begin at dusk.
  3. It's a matter of custom.
  4. We went through customs at the airport without any difficulty.
  5. It took us a long time to clear customs at the border.

Origin of CUSTOM

Middle English custume, from Anglo-French, from Latin consuetudin-, consuetudo, from consuescere to accustom, from com- + suescere to accustom; akin to suus one's own — more at suicide
First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with CUSTOM

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