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conventional definition
con·ven·tional (kən ven′s̸hə nəl)
adjective
- having to do with a convention or assembly
- of, sanctioned by, or growing out of custom or usage; customary
- depending on or conforming to formal or accepted standards or rules rather than nature; not natural, original, or spontaneous conventional behavior
- not unusual or extreme; ordinary
- stylized; conventionalized
- nonnuclear conventional weapons
- Law based on an agreement between parties; contractual
Etymology: LL conventionalis
Related Forms:
- conventionalism con·ven′·tion·al·ism′ noun
- conventionalist con·ven′·tion·al·ist noun
- conventionally con·ven′·tion·ally adverb
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