"mos maiorum" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: /moːs/ [Classical-Latin], [moːs̠] [Classical-Latin], /mos/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [mɔs] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Literally, “custom of the ancients.” Head templates: {{la-noun|mōs/mōr<3> māiōrum|g=m}} mōs māiōrum m (genitive mōris māiōrum); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|mōs/mōr<3.sg> māiōrum}} Forms: mōs māiōrum [canonical, masculine], mōris māiōrum [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], mōs māiōrum [nominative, singular], mōris māiōrum [genitive, singular], mōrī māiōrum [dative, singular], mōrem māiōrum [accusative, singular], mōre māiōrum [ablative, singular], mōs māiōrum [singular, vocative]
  1. time-honoured principles, traditions Tags: declension-3
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    },
    {
      "form": "mōrem māiōrum",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mōre māiōrum",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "name": "Latin terms with collocations",
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          "english": "the old way",
          "text": "mōre māiōrum",
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      "ipa": "/moːs/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[moːs̠]",
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        "Classical-Latin"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mos/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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    {
      "ipa": "[mɔs]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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    },
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      "form": "mōris māiōrum",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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    {
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "mōris māiōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mōrī māiōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mōrem māiōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mōre māiōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "name": "la-noun"
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Latin masculine nouns",
        "Latin masculine nouns in the third declension",
        "Latin multiword terms",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin nouns with red links in their inflection tables",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin terms with collocations",
        "Latin third declension nouns",
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/moːs/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[moːs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mos/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[mɔs]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mos maiorum"
}

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