Read full poem →Alike confuse the path
Of customary faith;
And when the dim-seen mountains turn to flame
Dictionary Entry
According to custom; usual; habitual; something that is done or happens regularly or traditionally.
In a Sentence
“It is customary for students to stand when the principal enters the room, showing respect for authority.”
Origin
From Old French 'custumary', from Latin 'consuetudinarius'.
Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “customary”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →To bear, apart from thy delight and thee,
The fardel coarse of customary life's
Exceeding injucundity.
Read full poem →that said a great deal-more than I realized at first. Written in his
familiar mandarin hand, witli his customary abbreviations, on a small
University of Minnesota letterhead, it compressed much news about
Read full poem →It shall be customary in the houses and streets to see manly
affection,
Read full poem →Flies swiftly, and, unfelt, the task proceeds.
The volume clos'd, the customary rites
Of the last meal commence. A Roman meal;