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örf.

custom, usage (long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/œɾf/
  1. custom, usage (long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent)

Where this word comes from

From Ottoman Turkish عرف (ürf), from Arabic عُرْف (ʕurf).

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