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Convention
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Entry:
convention
Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
a large formal assembly
Synonyms:
convention
.
Sample Sentences:
political convention.
Hypernym:
group meeting
,
meeting
.
Derivationally related form:
conventioneer
.
Hyponym:
constitutional convention
.
2
Entry:
convention
Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
something regarded as a normative example
Synonyms:
convention
,
formula
,
normal
,
pattern
,
rule
.
Sample Sentences:
1. the convention of not naming the main character. 2. violence is the rule not the exception. 3. his formula for impressing visitors.
Hypernym:
practice
.
Derivationally related form:
formularise
,
formularize
.
Hyponym:
mores
,
code of behavior
,
code of conduct
,
universal
.
3
Entry:
convention
Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
(diplomacy) an international agreement
Synonyms:
convention
.
Hypernym:
accord
,
pact
,
treaty
.
Domain of synset [TOPIC]:
diplomacy
,
diplomatic negotiations
.
Instance Hyponym:
chemical weapons convention
,
geneva convention
.
4
Entry:
convention
Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
Synonyms:
convention
,
conventionalism
,
conventionality
.
Hypernym:
orthodoxy
.
Derivationally related form:
conventional
,
established
.
Antonym:
unconventionality
.
Attribute:
conventional
,
unconventional
.
Hyponym:
conformity
,
ossification
.
5
Entry:
convention
Part of Speech:
noun
Definition:
the act of convening
Synonyms:
convening
,
convention
.
Hypernym:
assemblage
,
assembly
,
gathering
.
Derivationally related form:
convene
,
convene
,
convoke
,
convene
,
convene
,
convoke
.
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