custom

Meaning

1. Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.
2. Habitual buying of goods from one same vendor.
3. Habitual buying of goods from one same vendor.
4. Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent. Compare prescription.
5. Traditional beliefs or rituals.
6. A custom (made-to-order) piece of art, pornography, etc.
7. (obsolete) Familiar acquaintance; familiarity.
8. Toll, tax, or tribute.

habit

tradition

common practice

customs duty

usual practice

special order

way of living

normal or habitual wav of actinr

social convention

outside order

common usage

of convention

old custom

old precedent

established practice

established practise

one’s nature

common practise

conventional practice

conventional practise

folkways

usual practise

custom order

habitus

ethics

waste

regular practice

formula tradition

habitual practice

traditional knowledge

third-term tradition

behavior pattern

accepted

routine practice

address

agency

appearance

application

bad habit

behaviour pattern

manner of life

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkʌstəm/

PIE word *ḱóm PIE word *swé From Middle English custume, borrowed from Anglo-Norman custume, inherited from Latin consuētūdinem, a noun derived from cōnsuēscō, from con- (“with”) + suēscō (“become used or accustomed to”). Doublet of costume and consuetude. Adjective form circa 1830.

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