custom
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noun
cus·tom ˈkə-stəm
Synonyms of custom
1
a
: a usage or practice common to many or to a particular place or class or habitual with an individual
It is the custom in New Orleans to celebrate Mardi Gras.
funeral customs
b
: long-established practice considered as unwritten law
c
: repeated practice
Custom makes all things easy.
d
: the whole body of usages, practices, or conventions that regulate social life
… family, kinship, and custom constituted the grounds of community.
. . . by custom, black is now an official color. We wear black uniforms in every sport we play, often . . .