mœurs

See also: moeurs

French

Etymology

Inherited from Latin mōrēs (“ways, character, morals”), the plural of mōs.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mœʁ/, /mœʁs/
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Rhymes: -œʁ, -œʁs
Homophones: meure, meurent, meures, meurs, meurt (without /s/)

Noun

mœurs f pl (plural only)

mores, customs
Synonyms: coutume, coutumes
(colloquial) Ellipsis of police des mœurs (“vice police”).

Derived terms

Descendants

→ English: moeurs

Further reading

“mœurs”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

morues, remous

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