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/kɔstym/
Translation
suit; costume
Word origin
Borrowed from Italian costume ('custom, usage, dress'), from Latin consuetudo ('custom, habit'), from consuescere ('to accustom'). The same root gives English 'costume' and 'custom'.
- Origin
- Italian
- Root
- costume
- English cognates
- costume, custom
Grammar
Examples
au .
He always wears a dark suit to go to the office.
, .
For the masked ball, she hired a queen costume.
élégant perle.
The groom wore an elegant pearl-grey suit.
enfilent .
The actors put on their costumes before the show.
, .
This suit looks wonderful on you, it is perfectly cut.
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