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consuetude

/ˈkɒnswɪtjuːd/

consuetude noun: custom, familiarity.

Noun

consuetude (countable and uncountable, plural consuetudes)

  1. (rare) Custom, familiarity.
    • “the stain hath become engrained by time and consuetude; let thy reformation be cautious, as it is just and wise.”1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

consuetude meaning in Tamil

consuetude in Tamil

சட்டஞ்சார் மரபுவழக்கு

Forms of consuetude

pluralconsuetudes

Origin of consuetude

From Middle English consuetude, from Middle French consuetude, from Old French consuetude, learnedly borrowed from Latin cōnsuētūdō. Doublet of costume, custom, and kastom.

Words formed from consuetude

Questions about consuetude

What does consuetude mean?
Consuetude means custom, familiarity.
What is consuetude in Tamil?
Consuetude in Tamil is சட்டஞ்சார் மரபுவழக்கு. See Consuetude meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is consuetude?
Consuetude is a noun.
How do you pronounce consuetude?
Consuetude is pronounced /ˈkɒnswɪtjuːd/.
What is the plural of consuetude?
The plural of consuetude is consuetudes.

Words near consuetude in the dictionary

  1. Consuegra
  2. Consuegras
  3. Consuela
  4. Consuella
  5. Consuelo
  6. consuetude
  7. consuetudes
  8. consuetudinal
  9. consuetudinaries
  10. consuetudinarily
  11. consuetudinary

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Adapted from Wiktionary: consuetude (page history and authors); consuetude (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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