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de ri⋅gueur
[duh ri-gur; Fr. duh ree-gœr] 
–noun
| strictly required, as by etiquette, usage, or fashion. |
Origin:
1825–35; < F
1825–35; < F
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| de ri·gueur (də rē-gɶr') adj. Required by the current fashion or custom; socially obligatory. [French : de, of + rigueur, rigor, strictness.] |
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De rigueur
De ri`gueur"\ [F. See 2d Rigor.] According to strictness (of etiquette, rule, or the like); obligatory; strictly required.
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de rigueur [(duh ree-gur)]
A French term meaning necessary according to convention: “Formal dress is de rigueur at weddings.”
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