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[ adjective ] in accordance with convention or custom
Examples "sealed the deal with the customary handshake" Used in print (Edward Austin Walton, "On Education for the Interior...)The largest of these organizations at_present denies to the full_time educator any vote on the conduct and standards of the group and , indeed , refuses him even the right to attach the customary initials after his name in the college catalog . (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)It tends to support the longstanding precious sentiments , the traditional ways of thinking , and the customary ways of living . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] commonly used or practiced; usual
Synonyms Examples "his accustomed thoroughness" "took his customary morning walk" "his habitual comment" "with her wonted candor" Used in print (John Harnsberger and Robert P. Wilkins,...)With their customary source of supply cut_off , the Fort_Garry free_traders engaged three men to cart goods to them from the Mississippi country . (Vina Delmar, The Big Family....)Heiser , breathless and wild-eyed , brought the chilling news that the handspikes , heavers and holystones had been mysteriously removed from their customary places . Related terms |
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