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Grammar : Adj
Spell : kuhs-tuh-mer-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌs təˌmɛr i

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Définition of customary

Origin :
  • 1520s, from Medieval Latin custumarius, from Latin consuetudinarius, from consuetitudinem (see custom (n.)). Related: Customarily.
  • adj usual, established
Example sentences :
  • In consideration of the health of Paralus, the customary evening procession was dispensed with.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Then followed the customary conversation, I doing most of the talking.
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • After the customary mode, Rebekah became his wife, and he loved her.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • In the days of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • It is customary to eat fish only at the commencement of the dinner.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • A decent and customary mental attitude in the presence of wealth or power.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • It is customary to bring it to table in the pan in which it is baked.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • This he did, with all the customary formalities of war, on the 19th of October, 1781.
  • Extract from : « The Nation in a Nutshell » by George Makepeace Towle
  • Pee-wee took his customary eye-opener, consisting of a gumdrop.
  • Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
  • It was then customary, in such houses as the Peels, to use pewter plates at dinner.
  • Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles

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