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customary
[ kuhs-tuh-mer-ee ]
adjective
- according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
Synonyms: regular, common, conventional, accustomed, wonted
Antonyms: uncommon
- of or established by custom rather than law.
- Law. defined by long-continued practices:
the customary service due from land in a manor.
noun
- a book or document containing the legal customs or customary laws of a locality.
- any body of such customs or laws.
customary
/ ˈkʌstəmərɪ; -təmrɪ /
adjective
- in accordance with custom or habitual practice; usual; habitual
- law
- founded upon long continued practices and usage rather than law
- (of land, esp a feudal estate) held by custom
noun
- a statement in writing of customary laws and practices
- a body of such laws and customs
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Derived Forms
- ˈcustomariness, noun
- ˈcustomarily, adverb
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Other Words From
- cus·tom·ar·i·ly [kuhs, -t, uh, -mer-, uh, -lee, kuhs-t, uh, -, mair, -, uh, -lee], adverb
- non·custom·ari·ly adverb
- non·custom·ary adjective
- un·custom·ari·ly adverb
- un·custom·ary adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of customary1
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Example Sentences
“In almost all rural areas of Switzerland, it is customary to eat cats and dogs,” she says.
Such political statements are not customary after a meeting with the president, and Malloy hit back hard.
In a normal investigation it is customary to release a preliminary report as soon after the event as possible.
Robertson came out in his customary camo, and told the audience that it was the best suit of clothes he owns.
It is customary for political campaigns to keep their most forthright views in-house.
It is interesting to note that some other articles of customary export showed large declines in 1915 as compared with 1914.
The next day, a great crowd of men arrived, who performed their customary dances around the corpse.
In January, 1899, a Spanish gunboat silently entered the port without the customary whistling and firing of salute.
Secret instructions would not affect the rights of a purchaser ignorant of them and relying on customary authority.
The school-children, owing to a more liberal educational system, had lost the customary look of apathy.
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