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decorum

(n): propriety in manners and conduct
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6 months ago quotato said:

In accordance with its etymology, is that
which is becoming in outward act or appearance;
as,the decorum of a public assembly. Dignity springs from an inward elevation of soul producing a corresponding effect on the manners; as, dignity of personal appearance.

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