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Mores is defined as the unspoken but understood norms of a community or society.

(noun)

An example of mores is the morally strict behavior that is required in the south versus in another part of the US.

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plural noun

folkways that are considered conducive to the welfare of society and so, through general observance, develop the force of law, often becoming part of the formal legal code

Origin: L, pl. of mos, custom: see mood

See mores in American Heritage Dictionary 4

plural noun

The accepted traditional customs and usages of a particular social group.
Moral attitudes.
Manners; ways.

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Origin: Latin mōrēs

Origin: , pl. of mōs, custom; see mē-¹ in Indo-European roots

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