convention

con-ven-tion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

1.
A large meeting or conference.
2.
An accepted way of behaving or doing things.
3.
A formal agreement between countries.
4.
A general agreement about basic principles.

Forms

plural: conventions

Phrases & expressions

•
break with convention — to do something unconventional
•
by convention — according to accepted practice

Related words

Antonyms: unconventionality

See also: conference, conventional, tradition, treaty

Synonyms: assembly, conference, custom, tradition

Etymology

From Latin "conventio" meaning meeting or agreement, from "convenire" (to come together).