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English Dictionary: demeanour by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
demeanour
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]:
   Demeanor \De*mean"or\, n. [Written also {demeanour}.] [For
      demeanure, fr. demean. See {Demean}, v. t.]
      1. Management; treatment; conduct. [Obs.]
  
                     God commits the managing so great a trust . . .
                     wholly to the demeanor of every grown man. --Milton.
  
      2. Behavior; deportment; carriage; bearing; mien.
  
                     His demeanor was singularly pleasing. --Macaulay.
  
                     The men, as usual, liked her artless kindness and
                     simple refined demeanor.                     --Thackeray.
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