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moeurs

moeurs

See also: mœurs

English

Noun

moeurs pl ‎(plural only)

  1. Alternative form of mores, a set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices.
    • 2011, Fiona MacCarthy in The Last Pre-Raphaelite, Faber, ISBN 9780571228614, page 117:
      Georgie was already becoming a little bit bohemian, absorbed into the moeurs of the Pre-Raphaelite world.

Middle French

Etymology

From the Latin mōrēs ‎(“ways, character, morals”), the plural of mōs.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mœʁ(s)/

Noun

moeurs f pl

  1. mores, customs

Descendants

Etymology

From the French mœurs ‎(“ways, character, morals”), from Latin mōrēs ‎(“ways, character, morals”), the plural of mōs.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA(key): /mɜː/

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