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Customary Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ary

Customary has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

A book containing laws and usages, or customs; a custumal.

"The archivist spent hours deciphering the obscure entries in the monastery's customary to understand their medieval land tenure rules."

Adjective
1

in accordance with convention or custom

"sealed the deal with the customary handshake"

2

commonly used or practiced; usual

"his accustomed thoroughness"

"took his customary morning walk"

"his habitual comment"

"with her wonted candor"

3

In accordance with, or established by, custom or common usage

"It is customary in our family to bake cookies every time we visit grandparents for the holidays."

Example Sentences
"sealed the deal with the customary handshake" adjective
"his accustomed thoroughness" adjective
"took his customary morning walk" adjective
"his habitual comment" adjective
"with her wonted candor" adjective
Related Terms
Rhyming Words
ary bary vary mary dary gary cary wary nary fary viary neary weary spary ovary snary teary hoary leary beary
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