etiquette

  • 31etiquette — [18] Etiquette is, almost literally, ‘just the ticket’. The primary meanings of French étiquette are ‘ticket’ and ‘label’ – and indeed it is the source of English ticket. A particular application of it in former times was to a small card which… …

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  • 32etiquette — n. 1 the conventional rules of social behaviour. 2 a the customary behaviour of members of a profession towards each other. b the unwritten code governing this (medical etiquette). Etymology: F eacutetiquette label, etiquette …

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  • 33etiquette — noun Etymology: French étiquette, literally, ticket more at ticket Date: 1750 the conduct or procedure required by good breeding or prescribed by authority to be observed in social or official life …

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  • 34etiquette — noun a) The forms required by good breeding, or prescribed by authority, to be observed in social or official life; observance of the proprieties of rank and occasion; conventional decorum; ceremonial code of polite society. b) The customary… …

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  • 35etiquette — Synonyms and related words: amenities, approbatory, approving, behavior, bienseance, bon ton, civilities, civility, comity, commendatory, complimentary, conduct, conformity, consuetude, convenance, convention, conventional usage, conventionalism …

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  • 36étiquette — ● n. f. ►PROG Marque de position dans le code source d un programme. Syn. anglo saxon: label. L autre sens de étiquette , à savoir protocole , n est pas utilisé. On dit alors netiquette …

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  • 37etiquette — et|i|quette [ etı,ket ] noun uncount a set of rules for behaving correctly in social situations a. rules about behavior for people in a particular profession: professional/business/diplomatic etiquette …

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  • 38etiquette —    (EH tih keht) [French: a label] The conventionally established rules of correct conduct in polite society, or the code of ethical behavior among the members of a profession; propriety.    There was a time when the rules of etiquette barred… …

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  • 39etiquette — noun (U) the formal rules for polite behaviour in society or in a particular group: a breach of professional etiquette …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 40etiquette — noun the article includes tips on etiquette Syn: protocol, manners, accepted behavior, rules of conduct, decorum, good form; courtesy, propriety, formalities, niceties, punctilios; custom, convention; Computing netiquette; informal the done… …

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