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Moeurs

//mɜː// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of mores, a set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices. alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only

    "Georgie was already becoming a little bit bohemian, absorbed into the moeurs of the Pre-Raphaelite world."

Etymology

From the French mœurs (“ways, character, morals”), from Latin mōrēs (“ways, character, morals”), the plural of mōs. Doublet of mores.

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