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mores

USMOR-ayz/ˈmoɹeɪz/UKMAW-rayz/ˈmɔːɹeɪz/
As a verbMORZ

3 meanings of mores

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  1. 1
    nounplural
    The unwritten rules about right and wrong that a group quietly expects everyone to follow.

    Like the unspoken rules at a new school that everyone just seems to know.

    The mores of the small town frowned on anyone working on a Sunday.

    Workplace mores discourage people from asking coworkers how much they earn.

    Similarcustoms, conventions, norms, traditions

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  2. 2
    USMORZ/mɔɹz/UKMAWZ/mɔːz/
    noun
    Plural of more. In old or local speech, a more is a root or a plant.
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  3. 3
    verb
    The form of more used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
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mores is a form of more

more, noun: A root of a plant, in dialect. Full entry

Forms
moremores plural
Spelling
more → mores: add -s

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Origin

From Latin mōrēs, meaning "ways, character, morals," the plural of mōs.