Convention definitions

Convention

1) Accepted rule or usage 2) An international agreement 3) Assembly 4) French word used in English 5) Meeting 6) The act of convening
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Convention

1) Assemblage 2) Assembly 3) Conference 4) Convening 5) Conventionalism 6) Custom 7) Gathering 8) Mores 9) Norm 10) Practice 11) Reserve 12) System 13) Tradition
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convention

1. a large formal assembly
2. something regarded as a normative example
3. (diplomacy) an international agreement
4. the act of convening

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Convention

A customary feature of a literary work, such as the use of a chorus in Greek tragedy, the inclusion of an explicit moral in a fable, or the use of a particular rhyme scheme in a villanelle. Literary conventions are defining features of particular literary genres, such as novel, short story, ballad, sonnet, and play.
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convention

a common way of doing something, such as a poetic form, or a common topic like the 'carpe diem' or 'ubi sunt' themes, or making lists (see catalogue verse), or a regularly-used figure of speech.
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Convention

• (v. i.) General agreement or concurrence; arbitrary custom; usage; conventionality. • (v. i.) An agreement or contract less formal than, or preliminary to, a treaty; an informal compact, as between commanders of armies in respect to suspension of hostilities, or between states; also, a formal agreement between governments or sovereign p...
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Convention

A statement of principle as to acceptable behavior. For example, members of the International Labor Organization have agreed to a long list of conventions regarding the acceptable treatment of workers.
Found on http://www-personal.umich.edu/~alandear/glossary/c.html

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convention

[Noun] Plural form: convention. An agreed way of doing something. Often an international agreement, for example there is a United Nations convention on how to treat prisoners in a war.
See also: conventional
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convention

(from the article `diplomacy`) A convention is a multilateral instrument of a lawmaking, codifying, or regulatory nature. Conventions are usually negotiated under the auspices of ...
Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/136

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convention

A practice or custom followed in government although not explicitly written in the constitution or in legislation.
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Convention

A common feature that has become traditional or expected within a specific genre (category) of liter
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Convention

A common way of doing something, such as a poetic form, or a common topic like the 'carpe diem' or '
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Convention

A large formal meeting of politicians, members, delegates, sales people, etc
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/22643

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Convention

Con·ven'tion noun [ Latin conventio : confer French convention . See Convene , intransitive verb ] 1. The act of coming together; the state of being together; union; coalition. « The conventions or associations of several particles of...
Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/152

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convention

A frequently occurring feature in fictional books because a majority of writers have agreed upon it.
Found on http://www.menrath-online.de/glossaryengl.html

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Convention

(Con) a gathering of people around a particular interest for the purpose of fun and marketing, board games in our case. GenCon, Essen, BGG Con, Dice Tower Con.
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Convention

A customary feature of a literary work, such as the use of a chorus in Greek tragedy, the inclusion of an explicit moral in a fable, or the use of a particular rhyme scheme in a villanelle. Literary conventions are defining features of particular literary genres, such as novel, short story, ballad, sonnet, and play.
Found on https://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0072405228/student_view0/fiction_glo

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convention

normal noun something regarded as a normative example; `the convention of not naming the main character`; `violence is the rule not the exception`; `his formula for impressing visitors`
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Convention

(Lat. conveniens, suitable) Any proposition whose truth is determined not by fact but by social agreement or usage. In Democritus, 'Sweet is sweet, bitter is bitter, color is color by convention (nomoi).' (Diels, Frag. d. Vorsokratiker B. 125) The Sophists (q.v.) regarded all laws and ethical principles as conventions. -- A.C.B.
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convention

a meeting or formal assembly, as of representatives or delegates, for discussion of and action on particular matters of common concern. · a representative party assembly to nominate candidates and adopt platforms and party rules. · an agreement, compact, or contract. · an international agreement, esp. one dealing with a specific m...
Found on https://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/convention

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Convention

a traditional or common style often used in literature, theater, or art to create a particular effect.
Found on https://www.scribendi.com/academy/articles/fiction_writing_glossary.en.html

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convention

something regarded as a normative example
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convention

the act of meeting formally
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convention

[TEKS ELAR vocabulary] something regarded as a normative example
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convention

[Intelligent words] a large formal assembly
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