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consuetudinal

Syllables: con·sue·tu·di·nalUK/ˌkɒnswəˈtjuːdɪnəl/US/ˌkɑnswəˈtudɪnəl/

consuetudinal adjective: according to custom; customary; usual.

Adjective

consuetudinal (comparative more consuetudinal, superlative most consuetudinal)

  1. According to custom; customary; usual.
  2. Synonym of habitual.
    • The loss of ye, hath, unto, and a consuetudinal use of be[.]1985, Robert Burchfield, The English Language, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 74
    Synonyms:
    habitual

Synonyms of consuetudinal

Forms of consuetudinal

comparativemore consuetudinal
superlativemost consuetudinal

Origin of consuetudinal

From Latin cōnsuētūdō (oblique stem cōnsuētūdin-) + -al, from cōnsuēscō + -tūdō, from con- + suēscō. By surface analysis, consuetude + -al.

Questions about consuetudinal

What does consuetudinal mean?
Consuetudinal means according to custom; customary; usual.
What part of speech is consuetudinal?
Consuetudinal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce consuetudinal?
Consuetudinal is pronounced /ˌkɑnswəˈtudɪnəl/ (US).

Words near consuetudinal in the dictionary

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

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