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moeurs - What does it mean?

Definition of 'moeurs'

English

Noun

(en-plural noun)
  • , 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.
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