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etiquette

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et·i·quette  (t-kt, -kt)
n.
The practices and forms prescribed by social convention or by authority.

[French, from Old French estiquet, label; see ticket.]

etiquette [ˈɛtɪˌkɛt ˌɛtɪˈkɛt]
n
1. (Sociology) the customs or rules governing behaviour regarded as correct or acceptable in social or official life
2. (Sociology) a conventional but unwritten code of practice followed by members of any of certain professions or groups medical etiquette
[from French, from Old French estiquette label, from estiquier to attach; see stick2]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.etiquetteetiquette - rules governing socially acceptable behavior
prescript, rule - prescribed guide for conduct or action
protocol - forms of ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats and heads of state
punctilio - a fine point of etiquette or petty formality

etiquette
noun good or proper behaviour, manners, rules, code, customs, convention, courtesy, usage, protocol, formalities, propriety, politeness, good manners, decorum, civility, politesse, p's and q's, polite behaviour a breach of the rules of diplomatic etiquette
Translations
etiquette [ˈetɪket] Netiqueta f, protocolo m
court etiquette (royal) → ceremonial m de la corte (Jur) → protocolo m de la corte
legal etiquetteética f legal
professional etiquetteética f profesional
etiquette demands thatla etiqueta or el protocolo exige que ...
it is not good etiquetteno está bien visto

etiquette [ˈɛtɪkɛt] nconvenances fpl, étiquette f
a breach of etiquette → un manquement à l'étiquette

etiquette
nEtikette f; rules of etiquetteVerhaltensregeln pl; a breach of etiquetteein Verstoß mgegen die Etikette; court etiquetteHofetikette f; that’s not in accordance with medical etiquettedas entspricht nicht dem Berufsethos eines Arztes

etiquette [ˈɛtɪˌkɛt] netichetta
court etiquette (royal) → cerimoniale di corte
medical etiquette → prassi f medica
etiquette [ˈɛtɪˌkɛt] netichetta
court etiquette (royal) → cerimoniale di corte
medical etiquette → prassi f medica

etiquette
n etiquette [ˈetiket]
rules for correct or polite behaviour between people, or within certain professions medical/legal etiquette. etiket آداب السُّلوك етикет etiketa etikette; takt og tone gute Umgangsformen (pl.) εθιμοτυπία, πρωτόκολλο etiqueta, protocolo etikett, kutse-eetika آداب معاشرت käyttäytymissäännöt convenances כְּלָלֵי נִימוּס शिष्टाचार pravila ponašanja etikett sopan santun, etiket siðir og siðareglur etichetta, etica professionale 作法 예의, 에티켓 etiketas etiķete, uzvedības normas etiket etiquette skikk og bruk, takt og tone etykieta, dobre obyczaje etiqueta legi ne­scrise этикет; (профессиональная) этика etiketa pravila obnašanja etiketa etikett, hederskodex มารยาท görgü (kuralları) 禮節, 成規 етикет; професійна етика سماجی آداب و اخلاق nghi thức ,


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You know I never had tea at a manse before, and I'm not sure that I know all the rules of etiquette, although I've been studying the rules given in the Etiquette Department of the Family Herald ever since I came here.
"Well, we ought to have an etiquette department, then," said Felicity.
de Saint-Aignan and the ladies of the court, for, if etiquette required the princesses to remain within their own rooms, the ladies of honor, as soon as they had performed the services required of them, had no restrictions placed upon them, but were at liberty to walk about as they pleased.
 
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