convention

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Etymology

Recorded since c. 1440, from Latin conventiō (“meeting, assembling; agreement, convention”), from conveniō (“come, gather or meet together, assemble”), from con- (“with, together”) + veniō (“come”).

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Noun

convention (plural conventions)

  1. A meeting or gathering.
    The convention was held in Geneva.
  2. A formal deliberative assembly of mandated delegates
    The EU installed an inter-institutional Convention to draft a European constitution
  3. The convening of a formal meeting
  4. A formal agreement, contract or pact
  5. (international law) A treaty or supplement to such.
    The Vienna convention at the Vienna Congress (1814-15) standardized most of diplomatic conduct for generations
  6. A generally accepted principle, method or behaviour.
    Table seatings are generally determined by tacit convention, not binding formal protocol
    The convention of driving on the right is reinforced by law.

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Noun

convention f. (plural conventions)

  1. An agreement
  2. A formal meeting
    La convention sur l’avenir de l’Europe.
  3. A conventionally standardised choice
    Par convention, le courant va du plus vers le moins.

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