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custom
Meaning: a usual way of doing something in a group or culture
custom in a sentence
How custom is used in real sentences:
It is a family custom to cook soup on the first cold day.
Their custom is to share a meal after the ceremony.
“She wanted to replace an old custom: every captain had always been a strong, swift dolphin.”
— from the passage The Lantern Captain
Synonyms for custom
Other words for custom — tradition, practice and habit — carry the same meaning.
- tradition
- practice
- habit
Antonyms of custom
Words that mean the opposite of custom:
- novelty
- innovation
Where it comes from
From Old French costume, from Latin consuetudo 'habit, usage'.
Memory hook
A custom is what people are accustomed to doing.