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consuetude

noun as in custom

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It is right that we should look before we leap, but it is gross misconduct to neglect duty to conform to the consuetudes of the hour.

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For the present he swept the skies leisurely, feasting on the infinite wonders which no consuetude could render commonplace.

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"Yet bethink thee, reverend father," said Mont-Fitchet, "the stain hath become engrained by time and consuetude; let thy reformation be cautious, as it is just and wise."

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Let us suck the sweetness of those affections and consuetudes that grow near us.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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