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courtesy

Courtesy describes polite behavior and the showing of proper manners or describes a polite and socially proper act. (noun)

  1. An example of courtesy is when you shake hands politely when you meet someone and say please and thank you.
  2. An example of a courtesy is the practice of saying thank you.

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See courtesy in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See courtesy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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