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English Dictionary: Deportment by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deportment
n
  1. (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
    Synonym(s): demeanor, demeanour, behavior, behaviour, conduct, deportment
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Deportment \De*port"ment\, n. [F. d[82]portement misconduct,
      OF., demeanor. See {Deport}.]
      Manner of deporting or demeaning one's self; manner of
      acting; conduct; carriage; especially, manner of acting with
      respect to the courtesies and duties of life; behavior;
      demeanor; bearing.
  
               The gravity of his deportment carried him safe through
               many difficulties.                                 --Swift.
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