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socially acceptable behavior
- some people miss the straitlaced propriety that was largely abandoned in the 1960s
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2 proprieties plural
personal conduct or behavior as evaluated by an accepted standard of appropriateness for a social or professional setting
- an etiquette columnist who insists that traditional proprieties are necessary in order to maintain a civil society
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the quality or state of being especially suitable or fitting
- I'm not sure about the propriety of serving champagne in these glasses
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The first known use of propriety was in the 14th century
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