the established and usual practice, esp. of a religious or social kind that is typical of a particular group of people; the usual practice of a person or group
how do we use it?
social customs vary greatly from country to county.
"there was an old door in this playground, on which the boys had a custom of carving their names. it was completely covered with such inscriptions." (charles dickens, david copperfield)
word quiz
there's more than one way of doing things and there is more than one way to talk about doing them. which word do you think is a synonym of "custom"?
a. belief
b. favor
c. habit
d. event
key
[c]
"custom," "practice," and "habit" all mean a way of acting that has become fixed through repetition. "custom" applies to an act associated with a person or a group of people for so long that it almost becomes a rule, like the chinese custom of family reunion on the mid-autumn festival. "practice" suggests an act performed regularly and usually by choice, like making a practice of going to the park every sunday. "habit" suggests doing something without thinking about it because one has done it so often, like reading the language tips every day out of habit.
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