Definition of convention

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

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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..
Conventionalizw :: Conventionalizw (v. t.) To make conventional; to bring under the influence of, or cause to conform to, conventional rules; to establish by usage..
Conventionist :: Conventionist (n.) One who enters into a convention, covenant, or contract..
Death's-head :: Death's-head (n.) A naked human skull as the emblem of death; the head of the conventional personification of death.
Death :: Death (v. i.) Personified: The destroyer of life, -- conventionally represented as a skeleton with a scythe..
Conventionalize :: Conventionalize (v. i.) To make designs in art, according to conventional principles. Cf. Conventionalize, v. t., 2..
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..
Fleur-de-lis :: Fleur-de-lis (n.) A conventional flower suggested by the iris, and having a form which fits it for the terminal decoration of a scepter, the ornaments of a crown, etc. It is also a heraldic bearing, and is identified with the royal arms and adornments of France..
Modish :: Modish (a.) According to the mode, or customary manner; conformed to the fashion; fashionable; hence, conventional; as, a modish dress; a modish feast..
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..
Compliment :: Compliment (v. i.) To pass compliments; to use conventional expressions of respect.
Up-train :: Up-train () A train going in the direction conventionally called up.
Conventionalization :: Conventionalization (n.) The state of being conventional.
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..
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..
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..
Conventionalized :: Conventionalized (imp. & p. p.) of Conventionaliz.
Formality :: Formality (n.) Compliance with formal or conventional rules; ceremony; conventionality.
Conventioner :: Conventioner (n.) One who belongs to a convention or assembly.
Assiento :: Assiento (n.) A contract or convention between Spain and other powers for furnishing negro slaves for the Spanish dominions in America, esp. the contract made with Great Britain in 1713..
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