decorum
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əm, -ˈkoʊr- noun
1.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
2.
the quality or state of being decorous; orderliness; regularity.
3.
Usually, decorums. an observance or requirement of polite society.
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| —n | |
| 1. | propriety, esp in behaviour or conduct |
| 2. | a requirement of correct behaviour in polite society |
| [C16: from Latin: propriety] | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
decorum
1560s, from L. neuter of decorus "fit, proper," from decor (see decor).
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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decorum
in literary style, the appropriate rendering of a character, action, speech, or scene. The concept of literary propriety, in its simplest stage of development, was outlined by Aristotle. In later classical criticism, the Roman poet Horace maintained that to retain its unity, a work of art must be consistent in every aspect: the subject or theme must be dealt with in the proper diction, metre, form, and tone. Farcical characters should speak in a manner befitting their social position; kings should intone with the elegance and dignity commensurate with their rank
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Example sentences
Loss of civility and a sense of decorum and decency goes a long way toward explaining road rage writ large on the landscape.
Attorneys and parties should conduct themselves with decorum and manners.
Public figures have a responsibility to behave with a little decorum.
Her specialty is enforcing her own ideas of decorum on other posters.
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