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consuetude en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɒnswɪtjuːd/

Etymology

From Middle English consuetude, from Middle French consuetude, from Old French consuetude, learnedly borrowed from Latin cōnsuētūdō. Doublet of costume, custom, and kastom.

Meanings

  1. (countable, rare, uncountable) Custom, familiarity.
    • “the stain hath become engrained by time and consuetude; let thy reformation be cautious, as it is just and wise.” 1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe:

Forms

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consuetudes Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

consuetudinal

Translations (1)

es consuetud (Translations)