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cus·tom·ar·y  (kst-mr)
adj.
1. Commonly practiced, used, or encountered; usual. See Synonyms at usual.
2. Based on custom or tradition rather than written law or contract.

custom·ari·ly (-mâr-l) adv.
custom·ari·ness n.

customary [ˈkʌstəmərɪ -təmrɪ]
adj
1. in accordance with custom or habitual practice; usual; habitual
2. (Law) Law
a.  founded upon long continued practices and usage rather than law
b.  (of land, esp a feudal estate) held by custom
n pl -aries
(Law)
a.  a statement in writing of customary laws and practices
b.  a body of such laws and customs
customarily  adv
customariness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.customary - in accordance with convention or custom; "sealed the deal with the customary handshake"
conventional - following accepted customs and proprieties; "conventional wisdom"; "she had strayed from the path of conventional behavior"; "conventional forms of address"
2.customary - commonly used or practicedcustomary - commonly used or practiced; usual; "his accustomed thoroughness"; "took his customary morning walk"; "his habitual comment"; "with her wonted candor"
usual - occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime"

customary
adjective
1. usual, general, common, accepted, established, traditional, normal, ordinary, familiar, acknowledged, conventional, routine, everyday It is customary to offer a drink or a snack to guests.
usual rare, unusual, exceptional, uncommon
2. accustomed, regular, usual, habitual, wonted She took her customary seat behind her desk.
Translations
customary [ˈkʌstəmərɪ] ADJ [place, time] → acostumbrado, de costumbre, habitual; [wit, good humour etc] → acostumbrado, habitual; [practice] → normal, habitual
it's customary to + INFINes la costumbre + infin
customary [ˈkʌstəməri] adj
(= usual) [behaviour, method, place, time] → habituel(le)
(by social convention) it is customary to do it → l'usage veut qu'on le fasse
custom-built [ˌkʌstəmˈbɪlt] adj [kitchen] → fait(e) sur commande; [house] → construit(e) sur commande, de conception individuelle; [bed] → fait(e) sur commande
customary
adj (= conventional)üblich; (= habitual)gewohnt; it’s customary to apologizeman entschuldigt sich normalerweise or gewöhnlich; it’s customary to wear a tieman trägt normalerweise or gewöhnlich eine Krawatte; customary lawsGewohnheitsrecht nt
customary [ˈkʌstəmrɪ] adjconsueto/a
it is customary to wear black → è consuetudine vestire di nero


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That is hardly my customary fee; I'll take home this first instalment, then return and bring an action for salvage against the skin.
Two days later, as the steamer Mariposa plied her customary route between Tahiti and San Francisco, the passengers ceased playing deck quoits, abandoned their card games in the smoker, their novels and deck chairs, and crowded the rail to stare at the small boat that skimmed to them across the sea before a light following breeze.
Then he stepped from the stand, leaving a startled and impressive hush behind him instead of the customary explosion of cheers and party cries.
 
 
 
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