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THE WAYS OF THE WORLD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The manner in which people typically behave or things typically happen
Example:
he was amazingly innocent of the ways of the world
Synonyms:
the way of the world; the ways of the world
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("the ways of the world" is a kind of...):
behavior; behaviour; conduct; doings (manner of acting or controlling yourself)