conventional

  • 111convenţionál — adj. m. (sil. ţi o ), pl. convenţionáli; f. sg. convenţionálã, pl. convenţionále …

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  • 112conventional — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. customary, accepted, orthodox, approved, habitual, usual; formal. See conformity, habit. Ant., unconventional, foreign. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Established by convention] Syn. accustomed,… …

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  • 113conventional — con ven·tion·al || ʃənl adj. customary, routine; formal …

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  • 114conventional —    not involving nuclear or germ warfare    There is something bizarre in the notion that any weapons for killing or maiming are sanctioned by general agreement or established by social custom …

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  • 115Conventional — philosophical attitude that fundamental principles of a certain kind are grounded on (explicit or implicit) agreements in society, rather than on external reality. Although this attitude is commonly held with respect to the rules of grammar and… …

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  • 116conventional — adjective 1》 based on or in accordance with convention.     ↘overly concerned with convention. 2》 (of weapons or power) non nuclear. 3》 Bridge (of a bid) intended to convey a particular meaning according to an agreed convention. Often contrasted… …

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  • 117conventional — a. 1. Stipulated, agreed on, bargained for. 2. Usual, customary, common, habitual, wonted, accustomed, ordinary, regular, everyday. 3. Resting on mere custom or arbitrary agreement …

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  • 118conventional — adj 1. usual, customary, habitual, wonted; accustomed, normal, standard, regular, routine; traditional, tradition bound, orthodox; formal, decorous, academic, methodical, rigid, uncompromising, canonical; conformist, conservative, Sl. uptight, Sl …

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  • 119conventional — con·ven·tion·al …

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  • 120conventional — Formal; conforming to rules; based or founded upon a contract or agreement; expressly created by acts of the parties. See 2 Bl Comm 120 …

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