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customary adjective [ ˈkʌstəm(ə)ri ]

• according to the customs or usual practices associated with a particular society, place, or set of circumstances.
• "it is customary to mark an occasion like this with a toast"
Similar: usual, traditional, normal, conventional, familiar, accepted, prevailing, routine, fixed, set, established, confirmed, everyday, ordinary, common, stock, well worn, time-honoured,
Opposite: unusual, exceptional, rare,

customary noun

• another term for custumal.
Origin: late Middle English (as a noun): from medieval Latin custumarius, from custuma, from Anglo-Norman French custume (see custom).


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