custom

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /kʌstəm/

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Noun

Singular custom

Plural customs

1. A custom is an activity that happens traditionally or regularly.

   Almost everyone there eats rice every day, but there are different local customs about how to cook it.

   My mother's custom is to have breakfast in the garden with her newspaper.

2. (law) A custom is a long-established practice; considered as unwritten law.

   It was a custom in medieval times a woman could not marry without her parents consent.

Related words

• customary

Adjective

Positive custom

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. A custom piece of clothing or other item is created for a specific person or use.

   He only wears custom suits, made to fit him perfectly.