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normsstandards of behavior that are typical or accepted within a particular group or society

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: standards of behavior that are typical or accepted within a particular group or society

Pronunciation (IPA): /nɔːrmz/

Korean meaning: 특정 집단이나 사회에서 일반적이거나 받아들여지는 행동 기준, 규범

Korean pronunciation: **놈**즈

Example Sentences

  • In Korea, removing your shoes before entering someone's home is one of the basic social norms.
  • The new student accidentally broke several classroom norms by eating loudly during the lecture.
  • Fashion norms have changed dramatically over the past decade.

norms

NOUN

//nɔːrmz//

standards of behavior that are typical or accepted within a particular group or society

norms concept
💡 Concept

standards of behavior that are typical or accepted within a particular group or society

norms rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

When norms break down, chaos storms and fury forms!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/nɔːrmz/
🇬🇧 UK/nɔːmz/

🌳Etymology

Rootnorm
Suffix--s

Origin

라틴어 'norma'에서 유래했으며, 원래는 목수가 사용하는 '직각자, 자'를 의미했습니다. 건축에서 정확한 각도를 재는 도구에서 '기준, 표준'이라는 의미로 확장되었죠.

🎵Rhyme

formsstormswarmsswarms
forms
storms
warms
swarms

🔗Collocations

social norms
cultural norms
violate norms
established norms
gender norms
break norms

📝Examples

In Korea, removing your shoes before entering someone's home is one of the basic social norms.

😄 Fun example

The new student accidentally broke several classroom norms by eating loudly during the lecture.

Fashion norms have changed dramatically over the past decade.

😄 Fun example

My grandmother still follows dating norms from the 1950s and thinks holding hands is scandalous.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

standardsrulesconventionscustomsprotocols

Antonyms

chaosdisorderanarchy

Related

valuesethicsculturesocietybehavior

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