DECORUM
\dɪkˈɔːɹəm], \dɪkˈɔːɹəm], \d_ɪ_k_ˈɔː_ɹ_ə_m]\
Definitions of DECORUM
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- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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Propriety and becomingness of words, dress, and conduct; suitableness, as for occasion; seemliness; dignity.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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n. [Latin] Propriety of speech, manner, or conduct; seemliness; decency;—becoming or staid manner; gravity.
By Thomas Sheridan
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