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Meaning of customary | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2 Standard
ˈkʌs.tə.m(ə.)ɹi

Definitions

  1. Customary, traditional.
  2. In accordance with, or established by, custom or common usage.
  3. Holding or held by custom.

Equivalents

Examples

“At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.[…]In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass.”
“When two people met for the first time in Diaspar—or even for the hundredth—it was customary to spend an hour or so in an exchange or courtesies before getting down to business, if any.”
“"If you're accused of profiling or pretextual stops, you can bring your daily logbook to court and document that pulling over motorists for 'stickler' reasons is part of your customary pattern," Remsberg writes, "not a glaring exception conveniently dusted off in the defendant's case."”
“As Trevor Corson, author of “The Story of Sushi” explains, in Japan, sushi is typically eaten at a bar, where it’s customary for the customer to chat with the chef, who can recommend what’s in season. The short window during which the fish is fresh also makes it more likely to be tastier in Japan.”
“customary tenants”
“The tenants are chiefly customary and heriotable.”

CEFR level

C2
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