convention
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3.9
- noun
- /kənˈvɛnʃən/
:
convención
- To compose their own pieces, students use the generic conventions the class identified in model texts.
- social conventions
- defy convention
- conformity with conventions
So, you know, that's just the convention by which we make the diagnosis.
- So, you know, that's just the convention by which we make the diagnosis.
- Sometimes those cultures, those conventions, those myths were not good.
- You're free of the conventions of the the real world.
- That's some weird convention that just isn't true.
- And I was trained on societal conventions of how to conduct myself.
- But they're really conventions of the psychiatry industry.
- It's just we've set the convention now we have to keep it going.
- There is no area of life that is more beset by conventions than sexuality.
- First, they are less steeped in and burdened by the conventions of the field that they are attacking.
- That's like you've got a convention on one end, which says just like do what's being done.
- And the basic idea is if we see people breaking conventions, we assume they are higher status.
- You know, like he plays around with these conventions of, you know, ways that we're normally.
- You know, how does one dismantle their the prison of convention that they live in?
- So in other words, when your browser requests A webpage, it speaks this convention called HTTP.
- They're saying, well, I'm against the status quo, I'm against convention.
Examples
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So, you know, that's just the convention by which we make the diagnosis.
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Sometimes those cultures, those conventions, those myths were not good.
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Was it social convention or social construct?
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So we need more conventions in writing than we need in speech.
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There are things which we can do in our social conventions, which I think matter a lot.
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And the basic idea is if we see people breaking conventions, we assume they are higher status.
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As matters currently stand, however, the convention's ability to pursue this goal is rather limited.
Academic text (1999) -
When writing in their journals, all students would use conventions such as incomplete sentences and split-page notes.
Academic text (2013) -
Not least, we may be familiar with graphic conventions such as motion lines, thought balloons, and emoticons.
Academic text (2013) -
At the wedding, many guests followed the traditional convention of wearing formal attire.
Synonyms
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2.0
A custom or belief passed down in families and groups over time
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3.7
A usual way people in a group behave
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1.3
A usual way of behaving in a society, often passed down from the past
Usual moral customs and rules in a community
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
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4.4
An international agreement that sets rules for treating wounded soldiers, prisoners of war and civilians during armed conflict
An assembly of delegates in 1787 that wrote the main law for the United States government
A large group of Baptist churches that work together in the southern United States
- Formal
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6.1
A formal meeting of delegates to write or change a country's main law
- Formal
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3.8
An international agreement that bans creating, storing, moving or using chemical weapons
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4.4
A large event where fantasy fans meet authors, see talks, and wear costumes
A group of Baptist churches in the northern United States founded in 1907 and later renamed American Baptist Churches USA
How Accepted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Convention comes from the Latin convenire 'come together', and it grew to mean what people 'come to agree on'. That's why a convention can be a social custom or an accepted rule most people follow.