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de rigueur

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de ri·gueur  (d r-gr)
adj.
Required by the current fashion or custom; socially obligatory.

[French : de, of + rigueur, rigor, strictness.]

de rigueur French [də rigœr (English) də rɪˈgɜː]
adj
required by etiquette or fashion
[literally: of strictness]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.de rigueur - required by etiquette or usage or fashion; "instruction as to when and where a silk hat is de rigueur"
obligatory - morally or legally constraining or binding; "attendance is obligatory"; "an obligatory contribution"

de rigueur (French)
adjective necessary, right, required, fitting, correct, done, conventional, decent, proper, decorous, the done thing, comme il faut (French) T-shirts now seem almost de rigueur in even the smartest places.
Translations
de rigueur [dərɪˈgɜːʳ] ADVde rigor
de rigueur
adj predunerlässlich
de rigueur [də rigœr] adjdi rigore
de rigueur [də rigœr] adjdi rigore


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came from all sides, and Lady Muriel--not being one of those lady-singers who think it de rigueur to decline to sing till they have been petitioned three or four times, and have pleaded failure of memory, loss of voice, and other conclusive reasons for silence--began at once:--
 
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