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deportment
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pohrt
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Origin
de·port·ment
/
dɪˈpɔrt
mənt
,
-ˈpoʊrt-
/
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pawrt
-m
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nt
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noun
1.
demeanor; conduct; behavior.
2.
the conduct or obedience of a child in school, as graded by a teacher.
Origin:
1595–1605;
<
French
déportement,
equivalent to
déporte
(
r
) (
see
deport
) +
-ment
-ment
Synonyms
See
behavior.
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World English Dictionary
deportment
(dɪˈpɔːtmənt)
—
n
the manner in which a person behaves, esp in physical bearing:
military deportment
[C17: from French
déportement,
from Old French
deporter
to conduct (oneself); see
deport
]
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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Word Origin & History
deportment
c.1600, from O.Fr. deportement, from deporter "behave" (see
deport
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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