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CONSUETUDE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does consuetude mean?
• CONSUETUDE (noun)
The noun CONSUETUDE has 1 sense:
1. a custom or usage that has acquired the force of law
Familiarity information: CONSUETUDE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A custom or usage that has acquired the force of law
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("consuetude" is a kind of...):
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"Cards play and gamblers brag." (Corsican proverb)