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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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Size :: Size (n.) A conventional relative measure of dimension, as for shoes, gloves, and other articles made up for sale..

Factitious :: Factitious (a.) Made by art, in distinction from what is produced by nature; artificial; sham; formed by, or adapted to, an artificial or conventional, in distinction from a natural, standard or rule; not natural; as, factitious cinnabar or jewels; a factitious taste..

Reconvention :: Reconvention (n.) A cross demand; an action brought by the defendant against the plaintiff before the same judge.

Argot :: Argot (n.) A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps, and vagabonds; flash..

Death's-head :: Death's-head (n.) A naked human skull as the emblem of death; the head of the conventional personification of death.

Manipulate :: Manipulate (v. t.) To control the action of, by management; as, to manipulate a convention of delegates; to manipulate the stock market; also, to manage artfully or fraudulently; as, to manipulate accounts, or election returns..

Attribute :: Attribute (n.) A conventional symbol of office, character, or identity, added to any particular figure; as, a club is the attribute of Hercules..

Conventionalization :: Conventionalization (n.) The state of being conventional.

Conventionalism :: Conventionalism (n.) That which is received or established by convention or arbitrary agreement; that which is in accordance with the fashion, tradition, or usage..

Convention :: Convention (v. i.) The act of coming together; the state of being together; union; coalition.

Conventionalization :: Conventionalization (n.) The act of making conventional.

Delegate :: Delegate (n.) One sent by any constituency to act as its representative in a convention; as, a delegate to a convention for nominating officers, or for forming or altering a constitution..

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..

Conventionist :: Conventionist (n.) One who enters into a convention, covenant, or contract..

Signify :: Signify (n.) To show by a sign; to communicate by any conventional token, as words, gestures, signals, or the like; to announce; to make known; to declare; to express; as, a signified his desire to be present..

Formal :: Formal (a.) Dependent in form; conventional.

Compliment :: Compliment (v. i.) To pass compliments; to use conventional expressions of respect.

Form :: Form (n.) Established method of expression or practice; fixed way of proceeding; conventional or stated scheme; formula; as, a form of prayer..

Parallax :: Parallax (n.) The apparent difference in position of a body (as the sun, or a star) as seen from some point on the earth's surface, and as seen from some other conventional point, as the earth's center or the sun..

Formality :: Formality (n.) Compliance with formal or conventional rules; ceremony; conventionality.