mo·res (môr
z
, -
z, m
r-)
pl.n.
1. The accepted traditional customs and usages of a particular social group.
2. Moral attitudes.
3. Manners; ways.
[Latin mrs, pl. of ms, custom; see m-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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