Plural of decorum
irregular plural
The plural of decorum is decora or decorums.
Forms of decorum
| Singular | decorum /dɪˈkɔːɹəm/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | decora decorums |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Decora and decorums in a sentence
- In contrast, the short-line poetry that flowered in Imagism offers a kind of homogeneity that follows its own set of decorums, tending to exclude other modes.2001, Chris Beyers, A History of Free Verse, page 135. From the entry imagism
Meaning of decorum
- noun Appropriate social behavior.
- noun A convention of social behavior.
Nouns ending in -um: plural -a
- minimum (minima)
- medium (media)
- maximum (maxima)
- spectrum (spectra)
- curriculum (curricula)
- referendum (referenda)
- millennium (millennia)
- consortium (consortia)
- podium (podia)
- aquarium (aquaria)
- optimum (optima)
- gymnasium (gymnasia)
Questions about the plural of decorum
- What is the plural of decorum?
- The plural of decorum is decora or decorums.
- Which is correct, decora or decorums?
- Both are used. decora is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is decorum countable?
- Decorum is a countable and uncountable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: decorum (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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