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- Politeness, showing of good manners
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
De*cor"um (?), n. [L.
decōrum, fr. decōrus. See Decorous.]
Propriety of manner or conduct; grace arising from suitableness
of speech and behavior to one's own character, or to the place and
occasion; decency of conduct; seemliness; that which is seemly or
suitable.
Negligent of the duties and decorums of his
station. Hallam.
If your master
Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him,
That majesty, to keep decorum, must
No less beg than a kingdom. Shak.
Syn. -- Decorum, Dignity. Decorum, in
accordance with its etymology, is that which is becoming in
outward act or appearance; as, the decorum of a public
assembly. Dignity springs from an inward elevation of soul
producing a corresponding effect on the manners; as, dignity
of personal appearance.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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