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Synonyms
de·co·rum (dĭ-kôŕəm, -kōŕ-)

[Latin decōrum, from decōrus, becoming, handsome; see decorous.]

noun 

  1. Appropriateness of behavior or conduct; propriety: “In the Ireland of the 1940's … the stolidity of a long, empty, grave face was thought to be the height of decorum and profundity” (John McGahern)
  2. The conventions or requirements of polite behavior: the formalities and decorums of a military funeral.
  3. The appropriateness of an element of an artistic or literary work, such as style or tone, to its particular circumstance or to the composition as a whole.