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   Cus·tom

   /ˈkəstəm/

   

   noun

   • 1. a traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something that is specific to a particular society, place, or time: "the old English custom of dancing around the maypole" Similar traditionpracticeusageobservancewayconventionprocedureceremonyritualordinanceformformalityfashionmodemannershibbolethsacred cowunwritten rulemoresway of doing thingsconsuetudeformal:praxis
   • ▪ a thing that one does habitually: "it was my custom to nap for an hour every day" Similar habitpracticeroutinewaywontpolicyrulerare:habitude
   • ▪ established practice or usage having the force of law or right.
   • 2. regular dealings with a shop or business by customers: British "if you keep me waiting, I will take my custom elsewhere" Similar businesspatronagetradesupport

   adjective

   • 1. made or done to order for a particular customer: North American "a custom guitar"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French coustume, based on Latin consuetudo, from consuetus, past participle of consuescere ‘accustom’, from con- (expressing intensive force) + suescere ‘become accustomed’.

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