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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Decorum \De*cor"um\, n. [L. dec[=o]rum, fr dec[=o]rus. 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}. Usage: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: decorum n : propriety in manners and conduct [syn: {decorousness}] [ant: {indecorum}, {indecorum}]
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