transcription, транскрипция: [ kənvenʃ(ə)n ]
( conventions)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A convention is a way of behaving that is considered to be correct or polite by most people in a society.
It’s just a social convention that men don’t wear skirts...
Despite her wish to defy convention, she had become pregnant and married at 21.
= custom
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2.
In art, literature, or the theatre, a convention is a traditional method or style.
...the stylistic conventions of Egyptian art.
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3.
A convention is an official agreement between countries or groups of people.
...the UN convention on climate change.
...the Geneva convention.
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4.
A convention is a large meeting of an organization or political group.
...the annual convention of the Society of Professional Journalists.
...the Republican convention.
= conference
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