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- [kon-swi-tood, -tyood]
- /ˈkɒn swɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/
- /ˈkɒn.swɪ.tjuːd/
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- [kon-swi-tood, -tyood]
- /ˈkɒn swɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/
Definitions of consuetude word
- noun consuetude an established custom or usage, esp one having legal force 3
- noun consuetude established custom or usage 3
- noun consuetude custom, especially as having legal force. 1
- noun consuetude An established custom, especially one having legal force. 1
- noun consuetude Custom, familiarity. 0
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Origin of consuetude
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Latin consuētūdō, equivalent to con- con- + suē- (short stem of suēscere to become accustomed, akin to suus one's own) + -tūdō -tude
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Parts of speech for Consuetude
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
consuetude popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for consuetude
noun consuetude
- usance — Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- habit — an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary: the habit of looking both ways before crossing the street.
- practice — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
- familiarity — thorough knowledge or mastery of a thing, subject, etc.
- manner — mainour.
Antonyms for consuetude
noun consuetude
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
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