We are bored with the joke of professorial custom.
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Custom
/ˈkʌstəm/
Synonyms for "custom" (337 found)
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Closest matches (68)
Noun(19 words)
habitpracticetraditionusageaccepted ruleage oldancient traditionanniversary presentbespokebirthday traditioncelebrationschasitychurch ruleconstraintsconventioncultural normcultural normscultural practicecultural practice norms
actactionactionsactivityactsaddressaffectationairancient wisdomarchetypal mytharchetypal patternassembledautomatismbad habitbearingbehaviorbehavior patternbehavioral normbehavioral sciencebienseance
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bon tonbuiltbusinesscanoncarriagecarriage tradecastcharacteristiccivilityclientageclientelecommon lawcomportmentconductconformityconstructedconsuetudeconvenanceconventionconventional usageconventionalismconventionalitycorrectnesscraftedcreatedcreature of habit
Adjective(3 words)
administrative traditioncommon lawscultural legacy
Strong matches (101)
Adjective(13 words)
cultural traditioncurrent normscustom-madecustomary practicedutch praktijkethnographic cultural practicefrench institutionhabitual pattern of behaviorhabitual ritualinformal normsinformal ruleliturgical lawliturgical rule
Noun(27 words)
cultural traditionscultural traitculture traditionscustomary law normscustomary lawscustomarynesscustomscustoms dutydutyestablished pattern of behavioretiquette modulefaiwo traditionfamily gatheringfashionfolk traditionfolkwaygenuflectiongroovegroup traditionhabits
culture patterncustom madecustom-builtcustom-madecustomsdecencydecorousnessdecorumdemeanordeportmentdoingdoingsduesdutyespeciallyetiquetteexciseexclusivelyexpresslyextracted
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fabricatedfashionfashionedfixturefolk motiffolklorefolktalefolkwayforce of habitforgedformformalityformedgatheredgesturegesturesgoings ongoings-ongood formgood namegoodwillgrownguisehabithabit patternhabitudehandcraftedhandmadeharvestedhaute couturehigh fashionhomemadehomespunimmemorial usageimpostinstitutionlawlegendlevylore
Verb(1 words)
establish a tradition
Related words (168)
machine mademachine-mademachinedmademade to ordermaintienman mademan-mademannermannersmanufacturedmarketmatter of coursemethodmethodologymethodsmienmilledminedmishnah
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modemodus vivendimoldmoldedmoresmotionsmovementsmovesmythmythologynew lookobservable behaviorobservanceparticularlypatronagepatternpeculiaritypoisepolicyportposeposturepracticepraxisprecedentpreceptprefabprefabricatedprescriptionpresenceprevailing tasteprocedureproceedingprocessedproper thingproprietypublicpurchasing publicput togetherracial memoryraisedready madeready-for-wearready-formedready-madeready-preparedready-to-wearrefinedreputeriteritualroutinerubricrulerural marketsecond natureseemlinessshapedsmeltedsocial conventionsocial sciencesocial usagespeciallyspiritus mundistereotypestereotyped behaviorstream of fashionstylesuburban marketsunnasupportswimtacticstailor-madetalmudtarifftaxtendencyto ordertolltonetradetraditiontraditionalismtraditionalitytraffictrendtrickusageusevoguewayway of lifewayswell-builtwell-constructedwell-madewontyouth market
Noun(39 words)
Adjective(10 words)
mathematical normsofficial protocolpredictable pattern of behaviorrecurring pattern of behaviorsocial customsocial practicestraditional cultural practiceunwritten instrumentunwritten normsunwritten practices
Related word relations
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More general
15 entriesMore specific
9 entriesCollocations
11 entriescultural customcustom approachcustom curriculumcustom instructioncustom materialscustom plancustom-made resourcesfamily customlocal customlongstanding customsocial custom
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
7 entriessimilar
6 entriesTranslations
6 translations across 6 languages.
Dutch
1 entries- klandizie noun (habitual buying of goods from one same vendor)
Estonian
1 entries- harjumus noun (habitual buying of goods from one same vendor)
Finnish
1 entries- asiakkuus noun (habitual buying of goods from one same vendor)
French
1 entries- chalandise noun (habitual buying of goods from one same vendor)
German
1 entries- Gewohnheit noun (habitual buying of goods from one same vendor)
Irish
1 entries- custam noun (habitual buying of goods from one same vendor)
Sample sentences
35 total sentences available.
It is our custom to take off our shoes when we enter the house.
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Such a bad custom should be done away with.
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We have to do away with such a bad custom.
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