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conventional definition

con·ven·tional (kən ven′s̸hə nəl)

adjective

  1. having to do with a convention or assembly
  2. of, sanctioned by, or growing out of custom or usage; customary
    1. depending on or conforming to formal or accepted standards or rules rather than nature; not natural, original, or spontaneous conventional behavior
    2. not unusual or extreme; ordinary
  4. stylized; conventionalized
  5. nonnuclear conventional weapons
  6. Law based on an agreement between parties; contractual

Etymology: LL conventionalis

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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