Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Behavior
behavior, n. [EME be- + habben, hold, encompass, contain, detain.]
Conduct; comportment; carriage; demeanor; actions; moral deportment; common duties in life; course of action towards others; [fig.] faith; will to live; meaning of life; (see Titus 2:3).
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