Manner and Norm

Manner

Manner noun - A distinctive way of putting ideas into words.

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Norm and manner are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Norm" instead a noun "Manner".

Norm noun - What is typical of a group, class, or series.

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Manner and norm are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Manner" instead a noun "Norm".

Nearby Words: normal, normally, normality, normative, norma

Basically a character dressing in a manner that just doesn't fit the cultural norm for the character's age.

Source: Age-Inappropriate Dress
Smoking Is Glamorous: Even in an era where Everybody Smokes was the norm, Veidt characters always seemed to smoke in an incredibly sensualist and debauched manner.

Source: Creator / Conrad Veidt
In the Judge Dredd universe, all of the major governments are Police States of varing flavours and levels of corruption, in a more literal manner than the norm.

Source: Police State