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MORES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mores mean?
• MORES (noun)
The noun MORES has 1 sense:
1. (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group
Familiarity information: MORES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("mores" is a kind of...):
convention; formula; normal; pattern; rule (something regarded as a normative example)
Domain category:
sociology (the study and classification of human societies)
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