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Here are different meanings of the word "etiquette" and how we understand this notion.

• "the formal rules of proper behaviour" (Active study dictionary of English,1988).
• "prescribed rules of behavior in society" (Webster's dictionary,1991).
• established procedure of behaviour.
• a ritual, a ceremony.
• the set of rules of behavior, treatment, which are accepted among people of the certain social range.
• "the rules of conduct, action or practice binding on members of a profession (as medicine or law) especially in their relations with one another" (Webster's Third New International Dictionary. 1986).
• The World Book Encyclopaedia 2000 introduces etiquette as being "a code of behavior that helps people get along with each other." Etiquette "is not just rules for proper dress or table setting", it covers a "wide range of behavior...and changes and adapts with societal changes."