customary

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈkʌs.təˌmɛɹ.i/ UK /ˈkʌs.tə.m(ə.)ɹi/ See IPA manual

adj noun Freq #14719

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adj
Usual or done according to custom or normal practice.

They sealed the deal with the customary handshake.

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1 adj · usual or done according to... conventional habitual accustomed

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Forms uncustomary

Derived forms customarilycustomarinessnoncustomaryuncustomary

Related forms consuetudecostumalcostume custom customercustomizationcustomize

Etymology

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

custumary Middle English custumarius la-med

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# customary

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** ˈkʌs.təˌmɛɹ.i
**IPA (UK):** ˈkʌs.tə.m(ə.)ɹi
**Frequency rank:** 14719

## Meanings
1. Usual or done according to custom or normal practice.

## Examples
- They sealed the deal with the customary handshake.

## Derived Forms
- customarily
- customariness
- noncustomary
- uncustomary

## Related Forms
- consuetude
- costumal
- costume
- custom
- customer
- customization
- customize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: custumary
- Root: custumarius

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

## AI Etymology
Customary is from Middle English custumary, from Medieval Latin custumarius. By surface analysis, custom + -ary. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it means usual or done according to custom or normal practice. Related forms include consuetude, costumal, costume, custom, customer. Derived formations include customarily, customariness, noncustomary, uncustomary.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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