/ ˌdə rɪˈgɜː(r); NAmE / adjective
[ not before noun ] (from French ) considered necessary if you wish to be accepted socially :
Evening dress is de rigueur at the casino.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: French , literally in strictness .
/ ˌdə rɪˈgɜː(r); NAmE / adjective
[ not before noun ] (from French ) considered necessary if you wish to be accepted socially :
Evening dress is de rigueur at the casino.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: French , literally in strictness .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005