con|ven|tion

con|ven|tion
con|ven|tion «kuhn VEHN shuhn», noun.
1. a meeting arranged for some particular purpose; gathering; assembly: »

The Democratic and Republican parties hold conventions every four years to choose candidates for President. Businessmen attend conventions to learn of new developments and products. In a nation of joiners, the convention has become an American social institution (Newsweek).

 SYNONYM(S): conference.
2. the delegates to a meeting or assembly.
3. general agreement; common consent; custom: »

Convention now permits short hair for women.

4. a custom or practice approved by general agreement; rule based on common consent: »

Using the right hand to shake hands is a convention.

SYNONYM(S): usage, etiquette.
5. an agreement signed by two or more countries about matters less important than those in a treaty. SYNONYM(S): compact.
6. (in the arts) a procedure or detail not taken literally, but accepted by the beholder, reader, or listener as fitting: »

It is a convention in the theater that asides are not heard by persons on the stage with the speaker.

7. an agreement made between opposing military commanders, especially for a truce or cease-fire.
8. (in card playing) a play or bid conveying a special meaning by custom.
9. the calling together of an assembly; convening.
╂[< Latin conventiō, -ōnis < convenīre; see etym. under convene (Cf. ↑convene)]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • con|ven´tion|al|ly — con|ven|tion|al «kuhn VEHN shuh nuhl», adjective. 1. a) depending on conventions; customary: »“Good morning” is a conventional greeting. b) of the usual type or design; commonly used or seen: »conventional furniture, a conventional gearshift,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|ven|tion|al — «kuhn VEHN shuh nuhl», adjective. 1. a) depending on conventions; customary: »“Good morning” is a conventional greeting. b) of the usual type or design; commonly used or seen: »conventional furniture, a conventional gearshift, conventional… …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|ven|tion|al|i|ty — «kuhn VEHN shuh NAL uh tee», noun, plural ties. 1. conventional quality or character: »the conventionality of modern life. 2. conventional behavior; adherence to custom: »Conventionality requires people to wear clothes in public. 3. a… …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|ven|tion|er — «kuhn VEHN shuh nuhr», noun. a conventioneer …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|ven´tion|al|i|za´tion — con|ven|tion|al|ize «kuhn VEHN shuh nuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make conventional; treat conventionally. 2. to design or draw according to customary patterns rather than nature: »The Acanthus leaf, conventionalized, is well… …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|ven|tion|al|ize — «kuhn VEHN shuh nuh lyz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. 1. to make conventional; treat conventionally. 2. to design or draw according to customary patterns rather than nature: »The Acanthus leaf, conventionalized, is well liked by architects,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|ven´tion|al|ist — con|ven|tion|al|ism «kuhn VEHN shuh nuh LIHZ uhm», noun. 1. tendency to follow conventional usages; adherence to custom. 2. something conventional; a formal usage, word, or phrase. –con|ven´tion|al|ist, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|ven|tion|al|ism — «kuhn VEHN shuh nuh LIHZ uhm», noun. 1. tendency to follow conventional usages; adherence to custom. 2. something conventional; a formal usage, word, or phrase. –con|ven´tion|al|ist, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|ven|tion|al|ise — «kuhn VEHN shuh nuh lyz», transitive verb, ised, is|ing. Especially British. conventionalize …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|ven|tion|eer — «kuhn VEHN shuh NIHR», noun, verb. –n. a person attending a convention; conventioner: »The 5,000 well brushed, neatly tailored conventioneers…turned out for the annual convention of Kiwanis International (Time). –v.i. to attend a convention: »The …   Useful english dictionary

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