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noun
Propriety in manners and conduct.
synonym: decorum.
is a specific kind of: correctitude, properness, propriety.
is a broader term that covers: becomingness.
is the opposite of: indecorousness, indecorum.
derivation: decorous | becoming, comely, comme il faut, decorous, seemly.
Dutch: etiquettePolish: dekorum, decorum
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