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See also: mœurs
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the French mœurs (“ways, character, morals”), from Latin mōrēs (“ways, character, morals”), the plural of mōs. Doublet of mores.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
moeurs pl (plural only)
- Alternative form of mores, a set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices.
- 2011, Fiona MacCarthy, The Last Pre-Raphaelite, Faber, →ISBN, page 117:
- Georgie was already becoming a little bit bohemian, absorbed into the moeurs of the Pre-Raphaelite world.
Anagrams[edit]
Middle French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Latin mōrēs (“ways, character, morals”), the plural of mōs.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
moeurs f pl
Descendants[edit]
- French: mœurs
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