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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extravagant, ornamental |
| Synonyms: | adorned, baroque, beautifying, chichi*, complicated, cushy, custom, decorated, decorative, deluxe, elaborate, elegant, embellished, fanciful, florid, frilly, froufrou, garnished, gaudy, gingerbread, intricate, lavish, ornate, ostentatious, resplendent, rich, rococo, showy, special, spiffy, sumptuous, unusual |
| Antonyms: | plain, unfancy, unornamented |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fashion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attitude, manner |
| Synonyms: | convention, custom, demeanor, device, etiquette, form, formality, formula, guise, method, mode, modus operandi, mores, observance, order, practice, precedent, prescription, prevalence, procedure, sort, style, system, technique, tendency, tone, trend, usage, vein, vogue, way |
| Main Entry: | folklore |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tales from the past |
| Synonyms: | ballad, custom, fable, folk story, legend, myth, mythology, mythos, oral literature, superstition, tradition, wisdom |
| Main Entry: | form |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accepted procedure; ceremony |
| Synonyms: | behavior, by the book, by the numbers, canon, ceremonial, channels, conduct, convenance, convention, custom, decorum, done thing, etiquette, fashion, formality, habit, law, layout, manner, manners, method, mode, practice, precept, proceeding, process, propriety, protocol, regulation, rite, ritual, ropes, rule, setup, style, usage, way |
| Main Entry: | formula |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | set preparation; rule, recipe |
| Synonyms: | blueprint, canon, code, credo, creed, custom, description, direction, equation, form, formulary, maxim, method, modus operandi, precept, prescription, principle, procedure, rite, ritual, rote, rubric, specifications, theorem, way |
| Main Entry: | habit |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tendency, practice |
| Synonyms: | addiction, assuetude, bent, bias, constitution, consuetude, convention, custom, dependence, disposition, fashion, fixation, fixed attitude, frame of mind, gravitation, groove, habitude, hangup, impulsion, inclination, make-up, manner, mannerism, mode, nature, obsession, pattern, penchant, persuasion, praxis, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, propensity, quirk, routine, rule, rut, second nature, set, style, susceptibility, thing*, turn, usage, use, way, weakness, wont |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | heritage |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person's background, tradition |
| Synonyms: | ancestry, bequest, birthright, convention, culture, custom, dowry, endowment, estate, fashion, heirship, heritance, inheritance, legacy, lot, patrimony, portion, right, share, tradition |
| Main Entry: | levy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assessment, tax |
| Synonyms: | burden, collection, custom, duty, exaction, excise, fee, gathering, imposition, impost, muster, tariff, toll |
| Notes: | a levee is a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea, while a levy is a charge or tax imposed and collected |
| Main Entry: | lore |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | myths, traditional wisdom |
| Synonyms: | adage, belief, custom, doctrine, enlightenment, erudition, experience, fable, folklore, information, knowledge, learning, legend, letters, mythology, mythos, saga, saw, saying, scholarship, science, superstition, tale, teaching, tradition |
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