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English noun: convention | |||
| 1. | convention (group) a large formal assembly | ||
| Samples | Political convention. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | group meeting, meeting | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Constitutional Convention | ||
| 2. | convention (cognition) something regarded as a normative example | ||
| Samples | The convention of not naming the main character. Violence is the rule not the exception. His formula for impressing visitors. | ||
| Synonyms | formula, normal, pattern, rule | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | practice | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | code of behavior, code of conduct, mores, universal | ||
| 3. | convention (communication) (diplomacy) an international agreement | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accord, pact, treaty | ||
| Instance hyponym | Chemical Weapons Convention, Geneva Convention | ||
| Domain category | diplomacy, diplomatic negotiations | ||
| 4. | convention (attribute) orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional | ||
| Synonyms | conventionalism, conventionality | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | orthodoxy | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | conformity, ossification | ||
| Attribute | conventional, unconventional | ||
| Antonyms | unconventionality | ||
| 5. | convention (act) the act of convening | ||
| Synonyms | convening | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assemblage, assembly, gathering | ||
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