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De rigueur
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de rigueur
1849, from Fr. de rigueur, lit. "of strictness," thus "according to obligation of convention."
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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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