A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg mores PRONUNCIATION: (MOHR-ayz) MEANING: noun: Customs and conventions of a social group. ETYMOLOGY: Plural of Latin mos (custom). Earliest documented use: 1898. USAGE: "The Diamond Jubilee has prompted a slew of new royal biographies, making familiar points about how the monarchy has shrewdly adapted to modern mores." The Death of Meritocracy; The Economist (London, UK); Feb 11, 2012.
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