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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cus•tom•ar•y /ˈkʌstəˌmɛri/USA pronunciation adj. - according to or depending on custom; expected by custom:the customary, once-a-month meeting.[it + be + ~ + for + object]It is customary for many Americans to send greeting cards around Christmas.
- (of behavior, etc.) habitual;
usual:[before a noun]his customary cup of coffee. cus•tom•ar•i•ly /ˈkʌstəˌmɛrəli; for emphasis, ˌkʌstəˈmɛrəli/USA pronunciation adv.: She is customarily late for meetings. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cus•tom•ar•y (kus′tə mer′ē),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ar•ies. adj. - according to or depending on custom; usual;
habitual. - of or established by custom rather than law.
- Lawdefined by long-continued practices:the customary service due from land in a manor.
n. - Lawa book or document containing the legal customs or customary laws of a locality.
- Lawany body of such customs or laws.
- Medieval Latin custumārius, customārius, equivalent. to costum(i)a custom (also in Vulgar Latin; see custom) + -ārius -ary
- 1375–1425; 1515–25 for current senses; late Middle English
cus•tom•ar•i•ly (kus′tə mer′ə lē; for emphasis, kus′tə mâr′ə lē),USA pronunciation adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged wonted, accustomed, conventional, common, regular. See usual.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged uncommon.
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