de rigueur
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
French de rigueur (“required”), from de (“of”) + rigueur (“rigour/rigor”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /də ɹɪˈɡɜɹ/
[edit] Adjective
- Necessary according to etiquette, protocol or fashion.
- Wearing a suit to a job interview is de rigueur.
- This season, the little black dress is de rigueur.
- For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.
[edit] Usage notes
- Spelling: there is a u immediately after the g as well as after the e.
- As this is a borrowed foreign phrase, it is often italicised (as de rigueur).
[edit] Translations
necessary according to etiquette
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