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deportment

[dih-pawrt-muhnt, -pohrt-]

Origin

noun

demeanor; conduct; behavior.

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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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]

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deportment

c.1600, from O.Fr. deportement, from deporter "behave" (see deport).

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