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| cus·tom [ kústəm ] |
noun (plural cus·toms) |
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1. tradition: something that people always do or always do in a particular way by tradition
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2. habit: the way somebody usually or routinely behaves in a particular situation
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3. law tradition like law: a traditional practice that is so long-established and universal that it has acquired the force of law
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4. U.K. commerce
Same as patronage
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adjective |
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1. made to order: made or built to order
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2. making goods to order: making, building, or selling goods to order
  a custom tailor
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3. changed to suit better: altered in order to fit somebody's requirements better
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| [12th century. Via Old French costume "habitual practice" < Latin consuetudin-< consuescere, literally "accustom completely" < suescere "become accustomed"] |
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