DECORUM


Meaning of DECORUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈkȯr-əm ]

noun

Etymology: Latin, from neuter of decorus

Date: 1568

1. : literary and dramatic propriety : fitness

2. : propriety and good taste in conduct or appearance

3. : orderliness

4. plural : the conventions of polite behavior

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.