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De Rigueur Duh Rih Gur Adjective Conforming Current Standards Behavior

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(duh-rih-GUR), adjective

Conforming to current standards of behavior, fashion, style, and etiquette.

A two-carat diamond engagement ring that cost a young man a year’s salary was DE RIGUEUR for proposing to a girl in the 1950s.

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