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The definition of customary is something done in accordance with accepted standards, rules or models of behavior.

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Behavior that is accepted as normal in a society is an example of customary behavior.

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See customary in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

in keeping with custom, or usage; usual; habitual
Law holding or held by custom

Origin: ML customarius: see custom

noun pl. customaries

a collection of the laws established by custom for a manor, region, etc.

Related Forms:

customariness noun

See customary in American Heritage Dictionary 4

cus·tom·ar·y

adjective

Commonly practiced, used, or encountered; usual. See Synonyms at usual.
Based on custom or tradition rather than written law or contract.

Related Forms:

customarily cusˌtom·arˈi·ly (-mârˌə-lē) adverb

customariness cusˈtom·arˌi·ness noun

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