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consuetude
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Consuetude
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con·sue·tude
/
ˈkɒn
swɪˌtud, -ˌtyud
/
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[
kon
-swi-tood, -tyood
]
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noun
custom, especially as having legal
force
.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
<
Latin
consuētūd
ō, equivalent to
con-
con-
+
suē-
(short stem of
suēscere
to become accustomed, akin to
suus
one's own) +
-tūdō
-tude
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consuetude
(ˈkɒnswɪˌtjuːd)
—
n
an established custom or usage, esp one having legal force
[C14: from Latin
consuētūdō,
from
consuēscere
to accustom, from
con-
+
suēscere
to be wont]
consue'tudinary
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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