What does Customary mean?

Definitions for Customary
ˈkʌs təˌmɛr icus·tom·a·ry

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. customaryadjective

    in accordance with convention or custom

    "sealed the deal with the customary handshake"

  2. accustomed, customary, habitual, wonted(a)adjective

    commonly used or practiced; usual

    "his accustomed thoroughness"; "took his customary morning walk"; "his habitual comment"; "with her wonted candor"

Wiktionary

  1. customarynoun

    A book containing laws and usages, or customs; a custumal.

  2. customaryadjective

    Agreeing with, or established by, custom; established by common usage; conventional; habitual.

  3. customaryadjective

    Holding or held by custom; as, customary tenants; customary service or estate.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Customaryadjective

    Etymology: from custom.

    Pray you now, if it may stand with the tune of your voices, that I may be consul: I have here the customary gown. William Shakespeare.

    Several ingenious persons, whose assistance might be conducive to the advance of real and useful knowledge, lay under the prejudices of education and customary belief. Joseph Glanvill, Sceps.

    We should carefully avoid the profane and irreverent use of God’s name, by cursing, or customary swearing, and take heed of the neglect or contempt of his worship, or any thing belonging to it. John Tillotson, Sermon 5.

    Ev’n now I met him
    With customary compliment, when he,
    Wafting his eyes to th’ contrary, and falling
    A lip of much contempt, speeds from me. William Shakespeare.

ChatGPT

  1. customary

    Customary refers to something that is established or regularly practiced based on tradition or a long-standing habit. It often implies accepted norms or conventions in a particular community, society, or culture.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Customaryadjective

    agreeing with, or established by, custom; established by common usage; conventional; habitual

  2. Customaryadjective

    holding or held by custom; as, customary tenants; customary service or estate

  3. Customarynoun

    a book containing laws and usages, or customs; as, the Customary of the Normans

  4. Etymology: [OF. coustumier, F. coutumier.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Customary in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Customary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Customary in a Sentence

  1. Aldous Huxley:

    It is the customary fate of new truths to begin as heresies and to end as superstitions.

  2. Sebastian Nystrom:

    With the agreement with Microsoft, as is customary, we have this transition and we can't do smartphones ... We have a time limit. In 2016 we can again enter that business, It would be crazy not to look at that opportunity. Of course we will look at it.

  3. John Stemberger:

    It’s customary to invite the president, if you’re going to invite President President Trump, you need to know President Trump’s going to be President Trump. President Trump was doing what President Trump does.

  4. Shannon Walker:

    I know it's customary for people in the administration to submit their resignation, and then we have to take it from there, honestly, I have no idea what will come after that. I'm assuming we will continue on with our Artemis mission and just keep doing what we have been doing at NASA because that's what we do.

  5. Jared Allen:

    After watching videos of badminton it was like 'man these guys are actually pretty darn athletic.' They were flying all over and diving on the hard court and I was like I don't think my back would hold up, so we went to a less physically taxing sport, and I figured when the winners have to buy the losers a beer as a customary tradition (in curling), how rough can that sport actually be.

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