customUK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkʌstəm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkʌstəm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kus′təm)
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habit
- custom ‘habit’ A habit is something that a person does often or regularly. He had a nervous habit of biting his nails. Try to get out of the habit of adding unnecessary salt in cooking. ‘custom’ A custom is something that people in a society do at a particular time of year or in a particular situation. It is the custom to take chocolates or fruit when visiting a patient in hospital. My wife likes all the old English customs. 'custom' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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