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consuetude

con·sue·tude
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kon-swi-tood, -tyood]
    • /ˈkɒn swɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/
    • /ˈkɒn.swɪ.tjuːd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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
verb
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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms 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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