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comportment

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English

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Etymology

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From Late Middle French comportement.[1] By surface analysis, comport +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /kəmˈpɔɹt.mənt/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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comportment (countable and uncountable, plural comportments)

  1. The manner in which one behaves or conducts oneself.
  2. Deportment, bearing.

Derived terms

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Translations

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References

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  1. ^ comportment, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.