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de rigeur
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de rigeur  (formal)
if something is de rigeur, it is necessary if you want to be thought fashionable or if you want to follow a custom Leather jackets and jeans are still de rigeur for hard rock fans.


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DRESSING down has become de rigeur among the professional classes of late, but it seems Liverpool's staunch traditionalists may be leading a sartorial fightback.
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At Conkers, though, it's de rigeur to let your children off the leash.
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With defined guitars, some electronica that seems to be de rigeur for a pop song these days, plus a majorly catchy hook and sing-along lines, the track is a good bet for chart success.
YOUNG REVIEWERS 2009/10 [...] by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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