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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
conventional/kənˈvenʃənl/
▶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 with natural.
– derivatives
conventionalism noun,
conventionalist noun,
conventionality noun,
conventionalize (or conventionalise) verb,
conventionally adverb.
conventionalism noun,
conventionalist noun,
conventionality noun,
conventionalize (or conventionalise) verb,
conventionally adverb.
'conventional' also found in these Oxford entries:
academic
- academicism
- aerogel
- allopathy
- anti-hero
- artificial
- beat generation
- bourgeois
- chocolate-box
- club
- colour
- conservative
- convenance
- crusty
- diamond
- dirty bomb
- épater
- fixed-wing
- flapper
- formula
- harmonic minor
- heart
- iconic
- judgement
- lament
- landline
- language
- mainstream
- Mrs Grundy
- multiplayer
- natural
- noise
- orthodox
- orthography
- petit bourgeois
- piety
- Porro prism
- SACD
- set
- set-top box
- skiffle
- spade
- square
- stiff
- stock
- straight
- stream of consciousness
- stuffy
- suit
Forum discussions with the word(s) "conventional" in the title:
... conventional, if noble, expression
Comparison: lighter than 'conventional ones / a conventional one'
conventional Washington wisdom
Conventional wisdom is that / has it that
I’ll withdraw convention and use conventional usage instead.
living out of the conventional
New British slang word for conventional Englishmen?
the conventional wisdom is 'not to' play
The conventional wisdom is to be meticulous about ...
Typical vs. Conventional vs. common
Comparison: lighter than 'conventional ones / a conventional one'
conventional Washington wisdom
Conventional wisdom is that / has it that
I’ll withdraw convention and use conventional usage instead.
living out of the conventional
New British slang word for conventional Englishmen?
the conventional wisdom is 'not to' play
The conventional wisdom is to be meticulous about ...
Typical vs. Conventional vs. common
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