Definition of convention

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Convention (v. i.) General agreement or concurrence; arbitrary custom; usage; conventionality.

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Death :: Death (v. i.) Personified: The destroyer of life, -- conventionally represented as a skeleton with a scythe..
Conventionist :: Conventionist (n.) One who enters into a convention, covenant, or contract..
Convention :: Convention (v. i.) An extraordinary assembly of the parkiament or estates of the realm, held without the king's writ, -- as the assembly which restored Charles II. to the throne, and that which declared the throne to be abdicated by James II..
Pip :: Pip (n.) One of the conventional figures or spots on playing cards, dominoes, etc..
Meeting :: Meeting (n.) A congregation; a collection of people; a convention; as, a large meeting; an harmonius meeting..
Conventionalist :: Conventionalist (n.) One who adheres to a convention or treaty.
Symbol :: Symbol (n.) A visible sign or representation of an idea; anything which suggests an idea or quality, or another thing, as by resemblance or by convention; an emblem; a representation; a type; a figure; as, the lion is the symbol of courage; the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience..
Convention :: Convention (v. i.) General agreement or concurrence; arbitrary custom; usage; conventionality.
Negotiate :: Negotiate (v. i.) To hold intercourse respecting a treaty, league, or convention; to treat with, respecting peace or commerce; to conduct communications or conferences..
Bohemian :: Bohemian (n.) A restless vagabond; -- originally, an idle stroller or gypsy (as in France) thought to have come from Bohemia; in later times often applied to an adventurer in art or literature, of irregular, unconventional habits, questionable tastes, or free morals..
Conventionalization :: Conventionalization (n.) The act of making conventional.
Literalism :: Literalism (n.) The tendency or disposition to represent objects faithfully, without abstraction, conventionalities, or idealization..
Informal :: Informal (a.) Not in the regular, usual, or established form; not according to official, conventional, prescribed, or customary forms or rules; irregular; hence, without ceremony; as, an informal writting, proceeding, or visit..
Document :: Document (n.) An original or official paper relied upon as the basis, proof, or support of anything else; -- in its most extended sense, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information in the case; any material substance on which the thoughts of men are represented by any species of conventional mark or symbol..
Conventional :: Conventional (a.) Based upon tradition, whether religious and historical or of artistic rules..
Convention :: Convention (v. i.) The act of coming together; the state of being together; union; coalition.
Up-train :: Up-train () A train going in the direction conventionally called up.
Conventionalily :: Conventionalily (adv.) In a conventional manner.
Kyriological :: Kyriological (a.) Serving to denote objects by conventional signs or alphabetical characters; as, the original Greek alphabet of sixteen letters was called kyriologic, because it represented the pure elementary sounds. See Curiologic..
Conventionalize :: Conventionalize (v. i.) To make designs in art, according to conventional principles. Cf. Conventionalize, v. t., 2..
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