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de rigueur
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de rigueur
(adjective)
de rigueur
/dəˌriː
ˈ
gɚ/
adjective
de rigueur
/dəˌriː
ˈ
gɚ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of DE RIGUEUR
formal
:
necessary if you want to be fashionable, popular, socially acceptable, etc.
Dark sunglasses are
de rigueur
these days.
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◊ The phrase
de rigueur
comes from French.
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