"dress code" meaning in English

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Noun

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Head templates: {{en-noun}} dress code (plural dress codes)
  1. A formal specification of acceptable attire for a specific event or location. Wikipedia link: dress code Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms: dressing code Derived forms: dress-code [verb] Translations (formal specification of acceptable attire): janzkera kode (Basque), дре́скод (dréskod) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 著裝要求 /著装要求 (zhuózhuāng yāoqiú) (Chinese Mandarin), 着装要求 (zhuózhuāng yāoqiú) (Chinese Mandarin), 著裝規定 /著装规定 (zhuózhuāng guīdìng) (Chinese Mandarin), 着装规定 (zhuózhuāng guīdìng) (Chinese Mandarin), 著裝標準 /著装标准 (zhuózhuāng biāozhǔn) (Chinese Mandarin), 着装标准 (zhuózhuāng biāozhǔn) (Chinese Mandarin), pukeutumisohje (Finnish), pukukoodi (Finnish), code vestimentaire [masculine] (French), dress code [masculine] (French), Kleiderordnung [feminine] (German), Kleidervorschrift [feminine] (German), Dresscode [masculine] (German), dress code [masculine] (Polish), дресс-ко́д (drɛss-kód) [masculine] (Russian), código de vestimenta [masculine] (Spanish), klädkod (Swedish), kıyafet kodu (Turkish)

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