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ethic

/ˈɛθ.ɪk/ noun B2
  1. A set of principles of right and wrong behaviour guiding, or representative of, a specific culture, society, group, or individual. · The Protestant work ethic.· I think the golden rule is a great ethic.
  2. The morality of an action.

Plural ethics

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But there is a cost to thinking about ethics mainly through emergencies.
The Ethics of the Ordinary, p. 1 · C2
None of this means that ordinary ethics is easy, or that it can be reduced to good manners.
The Ethics of the Ordinary, p. 1 · C2

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