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to the manner born

adj

Etymology

Coined by William Shakespeare in 1603 in Hamlet, act 1, scene 4: : But to my mind, though I am native here : And to the manner born, it is a custom : More honored in the breach than the observance.

Definitions

  1. Familiar or adapted as if from birth with a specified custom, behavior, accouterment, etc.

    Familiar or adapted as if from birth with a specified custom, behavior, accouterment, etc.; naturally suited to it.

    • This [...] involved not only wearing certain clothes as if to the manner born, but being familiar with the gestures and the style of conversation associated with such clothes.
    • Stephen Ward, a winger converted to emergency left-back two months ago, now looks to the manner born.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA