customary

CEFRC1

/ˈkʌs.tə.m(ə.)ɹi/

adjective

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adjective
Usual or traditional in a particular place or situation.
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adjective
Extra detail
A book containing laws and usages, or customs; a custumal.

Examples

In Japan it is not customary to tip for good service.
When you go abroad, you'd better keep in mind that tipping is customary.

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Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses: 4
Parts of speech: 1
Citations: 5
Synonyms: 5

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adjective

Extra meanings

Holding or held by custom.
In accordance with, or established by, custom or common usage.

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customary tenants
When two people met for the first time in Diaspar—or even for the hundredth—it was customary to spend an hour or so in an exchange or courtesies before getting down to business, if any.
The tenants are chiefly customary and heriotable.

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When two people met for the first time in Diaspar—or even for the hundredth—it was customary to spend an hour or so in an exchange or courtesies before getting down to business, if any.
1956, Arthur C. Clarke, The City and the Stars, page 39
At half-past nine on this Saturday evening, the parlour of the Salutation Inn, High Holborn, contained most of its customary visitors.[…]In former days every tavern of repute kept such a room for its own select circle, a club, or society, of habitués, who met every evening, for a pipe and a cheerful glass.
1892, Walter Besant, chapter III, in The Ivory Gate […], New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC
"If you're accused of profiling or pretextual stops, you can bring your daily logbook to court and document that pulling over motorists for 'stickler' reasons is part of your customary pattern," Remsberg writes, "not a glaring exception conveniently dusted off in the defendant's case."
2019, Malcolm Gladwell, Talking to Strangers
As Trevor Corson, author of “The Story of Sushi” explains, in Japan, sushi is typically eaten at a bar, where it’s customary for the customer to chat with the chef, who can recommend what’s in season. The short window during which the fish is fresh also makes it more likely to be tastier in Japan.
2023 June 15, Rebecca Wallwork, “‘You had to be there’: Foods that taste better on home turf”, in CNN
The tenants are chiefly customary and heriotable.
1777, Joseph Nicolson, Richard Burn, The history and antiquities of the counties of Westmorland and Cumberland

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English custumary, from Medieval Latin custumarius. By surface analysis, custom + -ary.

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It is blank to remove your shoes before entering the temple.