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ADJECTIVES/NOUN + custom
a local custom
• We were unfamiliar with the local customs.
an old/ancient/age-old custom
• Here on the island, many of the old customs have survived.
an established custom
• He had criticized some of the school’s established customs.
a traditional custom
• The children learn about traditional customs, crafts, music, and dance.
a social custom
• Our people do not want to imitate western social customs.
a French/Greek etc custom
• The Spanish custom is to add the mother’s surname after the father’s.
a tribal custom
• He spoke four African languages and knew most of the tribal customs.
burial customs
(= things done when someone dies and is buried )
• the diversity of burial customs in different parts of the world
verbs
follow/observe a custom
(= do something that is part of a custom )
• Following a Chinese custom, Deng changed his given name to mark the occasion.
respect a custom
• Strangers should respect the customs of the country they are in.
a custom survives
(= continues to be followed )
• The custom of slaughtering an animal to welcome guests still survives in some areas.
a custom dies out/disappears
(= gradually stops being done )
• Sometimes the streets are decorated with flower petals, although this custom is dying out.
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noun ADJ. accepted, age-old, ancient, established, old, traditional | quaint | local | social VERB + CUSTOM follow, observe, respect They still follow the custom of pinning money to the bride's dress. | maintain, preserve, revive CUSTOM + VERB die out, disappear The custom died out in the nineteenth century. | prevail, survive These customs still prevail in remote areas. PREP. according to a/the ~, in accordance with (a/the) ~ They poured wine round the trees in accordance with local custom. | through ~ The rules have grown up through custom and are not laid down by law. | ~ of PHRASES as is/was the custom People threw coins onto the stage, as was the custom.
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