Definition of convention

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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..

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Orthography :: Orthography (n.) The art or practice of writing words with the proper letters, according to standard usage; conventionally correct spelling; also, mode of spelling; as, his orthography is vicious..
Conventionality :: Conventionality (n.) The state of being conventional; adherence to social formalities or usages; that which is established by conventional use; one of the customary usages of social life.
Death :: Death (v. i.) Personified: The destroyer of life, -- conventionally represented as a skeleton with a scythe..
Reconvention :: Reconvention (n.) A cross demand; an action brought by the defendant against the plaintiff before the same judge.
Etiquette :: Etiquette (n.) The forms required by good breeding, or prescribed by authority, to be observed in social or official life; observance of the proprieties of rank and occasion; conventional decorum; ceremonial code of polite society..
Customary :: Customary (a.) Agreeing with, or established by, custom; established by common usage; conventional; habitual..
Diet :: Diet (n.) A legislative or administrative assembly in Germany, Poland, and some other countries of Europe; a deliberative convention; a council; as, the Diet of Worms, held in 1521..
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..
Conventionalism :: Conventionalism (n.) The principles or practice of conventionalizing. See Conventionalize, v. t..
Point :: Point (n.) A fixed conventional place for reference, or zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere, and named specifically in each case according to the position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points, etc. See Equinoctial Nodal..
Conventionalization :: Conventionalization (n.) The state of being conventional.
Conventionist :: Conventionist (n.) One who enters into a convention, covenant, or contract..
Bold :: Bold (n.) Somewhat overstepping usual bounds, or conventional rules, as in art, literature, etc.; taking liberties in composition or expression; as, the figures of an author are bold..
Formality :: Formality (n.) An established order; conventional rule of procedure; usual method; habitual mode.
Ability :: Ability (n.) The quality or state of being able; power to perform, whether physical, moral, intellectual, conventional, or legal; capacity; skill or competence in doing; sufficiency of strength, skill, resources, etc.; -- in the plural, faculty, talent..
Conventionalist :: Conventionalist (n.) One who adheres to a convention or treaty.
Atmo :: Atmo (n.) The standard atmospheric pressure used in certain physical measurements calculations; conventionally, that pressure under which the barometer stands at 760 millimeters, at a temperature of 0ยก Centigrade, at the level of the sea, and in the latitude of Paris..
Convention :: Convention (v. i.) The act of coming together; the state of being together; union; coalition.
Conventional :: Conventional (a.) Based upon tradition, whether religious and historical or of artistic rules..
Protocol :: Protocol (n.) A convention not formally ratified.
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