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proper thing
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proper thing
bon ton, candor, conformity, consuetude, convention, cricket, custom, established way, etiquette, fair play, fair shake, fair-mindedness, fairness, fashion, folkway, good sportsmanship, haute couture, high fashion, manner, manners, mode, mores, observance, practice, praxis, prescription, prevailing taste, right, rightfulness, rightness, ritual, social convention, sportsmanlikeness, sportsmanliness, sportsmanship, square deal, standard behavior, standard usage, standing custom, stream of fashion, style, swim, the fair thing, the handsome thing, the proper thing, the seemly, the thing, time-honored practice, tradition, trend, usage, use, vogue, way, what is done, what is right, what should be, wont, wonting
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