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conventional
[ kuhn-ven-shuh-nl ]
adjective
- conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste:
conventional behavior.
- pertaining to convention or general agreement; established by general consent or accepted usage; arbitrarily determined:
conventional symbols.
Synonyms: , ,
- ordinary rather than different or original:
conventional phraseology.
- not using, making, or involving nuclear weapons or energy; nonnuclear:
conventional warfare.
- Art.
- in accordance with an accepted manner, model, or tradition.
- (of figurative art) represented in a generalized or simplified manner.
- of or relating to a convention, agreement, or compact.
- Law. resting on consent, express or implied.
- of or relating to a convention or assembly.
conventional
/ əˈɛʃəə /
adjective
- following the accepted customs and proprieties, esp in a way that lacks originality
conventional habits
- established by accepted usage or general agreement
- of or relating to a convention or assembly
- law based upon the agreement or consent of parties
- arts represented in a simplified or generalized way; conventionalized
- (of weapons, warfare, etc) not nuclear
noun
- bridge another word for convention
Derived Forms
- DzˈԳپDzԲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- Dz·tDz·· noun
- Dz·tDz·· adverb
- t·Dz·tDz· adjective
- anti·Dz·tDz·· adverb
- anti·Dz·tDz·· noun adjective
- ԴDzcDz·tDz· adjective
- nonDz·tDz·· adverb
- ܲȴ-Dz·tDz· adjective
- quasi-Dz·tDz·· adverb
- i·Dz·tDz· adjective
- semi·Dz·tDz·· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of conventional1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Given this fact, the “conventional wisdom” suggests that Trump’s presidency should be in grave trouble at this early point in his second term.
In his victory speech, he said: "It's time to build Canada into an energy superpower in both clean and conventional energy."
The Liberals have said they want to make Canada a "clean and conventional energy" superpower.
“Dead Outlaw” evokes at moments the droll perversity of “Sweeney Todd,” the cold-hearted glee of “Assassins” and the Brechtian skewering of “Road Show” — Sondheim musicals that fly in the face of conventional musical theater wisdom.
As Harvard emeritus professor Steven Kelman points out, it is clear that Musk has “little interest in conventional ideas of efficiency, which involve getting better organizational performance without spending more money.”
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