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deportment

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de⋅port⋅ment

  [di-pawrt-muhnt, -pohrt-]
–noun
1. demeanor; conduct; behavior.
2. the conduct or obedience of a child in school, as graded by a teacher.
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Origin:
1595–1605; < F déportement, equiv. to déporte(r) (see deport ) + -ment -ment

Synonyms:
See behavior.
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de·port·ment   (dĭ-pôrt'mənt, -pōrt'-)   
n.  A manner of personal conduct; behavior. See Synonyms at behavior.
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