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\dɪkˈɔːɹəm], \dɪkˈɔːɹəm], \d_ɪ_k_ˈɔː_ɹ_ə_m]\
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Propriety and becomingness of words, dress, and conduct; suitableness, as for occasion; seemliness; dignity.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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n. [Latin] Propriety of speech, manner, or conduct; seemliness; decency;—becoming or staid manner; gravity.
By Thomas Sheridan
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