de rigueur
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French de rigueur (“required”), from de (“of”) + rigueur (“rigour/rigor”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /də ɹɪˈɡɜː(ɹ)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /də ɹɪˈɡɝ/
- Hyphenation: de ri‧gueur
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)
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Adjective[edit]
de rigueur (comparative more de rigueur, superlative most de rigueur)
- 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 quotations using this term, see Citations:de rigueur.
Usage notes[edit]
- As this is a borrowed foreign phrase, it is often italicised (as de rigueur).
Translations[edit]
necessary according to etiquette
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
- absolutely necessary
- Synonym: de mise
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