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convention

  • /kənˈvɛn.ʃən/ UK
  • /ˌkɒnˈvɛn.ʃən/ UK

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Recorded since about 1440, borrowed from Middle French convention, from Latin conventiō (“meeting, assembling; agreement, convention”), from conveniō (“come, gather or meet together, assemble”), from con- (“with, together”) + veniō (“come”). Equivalent to convene + -tion.

noun conventions

  1. countable, uncountable A meeting or gathering. The convention was held in Geneva.
  2. countable, uncountable A formal deliberative assembly of mandated delegates. The EU installed an inter-institutional Convention to draft a European constitution.
  3. countable, uncountable The convening of a formal meeting.
  4. countable, uncountable A formal agreement, contract, rule, or pact.
  5. countable, uncountable A treaty or supplement to such. The Vienna convention at the Vienna Congress (1814-15) standardized most of diplomatic conduct for generations.
  6. countable, uncountable A practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction; a custom. Table seatings are generally determined by tacit convention, not binding formal protocol.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: convening, rule, conventionalism, conventionality, pattern, normal, formula, congress, conference, statute, meeting, constitution, committee, protocol, congressional, treaty

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noun meeting or a gathering

Españolconvención
한국어대회 daehoe
日本語大会 taikai
中文會議 /会议 huìyì, 大會 /大会 dàhuì
Portuguêsconvenção
Françaisconvention
DeutschKongress, Versammlung, Tagung
Italianoconvenzione
Românăconvenție, întrunire
Русскийсъезд sʺjezd, собра́ние sobránije, конве́нт konvént, конгре́сс kongréss
العربيةمُؤْتَمَر muʔtamar
עבריתכֶּנֶס kénes

noun agreement, contract or pact

Españolconvenio
한국어협약 hyeobyak
日本語協約 kyōyaku
中文協議 /协议 xiéyì
Portuguêsconvenção
Françaisconvention
DeutschAbkommen, Vereinbarung
Ελληνικάσύμβαση sýmvasi
Românăconvenție
Русскийконве́нция konvéncija
العربيةمُعَاهَدَة muʕāhada, تَوَافُق tawāfuq

noun treaty

Españoltratado, convención
한국어조약 joyak
日本語条約 jōyaku
中文公約 /公约 gōngyuē, 條約 /条约 tiáoyuē
Portuguêsconvenção, tratado
DeutschAbkommen, Konvention
Românătratat, convenție
Русскийконве́нция konvéncija
العربيةمُعَاهَدَة muʕāhada, مُقَاوَلَة muqāwala

noun generally accepted principle, method or behaviour

Españolcostumbre, convención
한국어관습 gwanseup, 관례 gwallye
日本語慣習 kanshū, 慣例 kanrei
中文慣例 /惯例 guànlì, 習俗 /习俗 xísú, 慣習 /惯习 guànxí
हिन्दीरूढ़ि rūṛhi
Portuguêsconvenção
Françaisconvention
DeutschBrauch, Konvention, Sitte
Ελληνικάσύμβαση sýmvasi
Românăconvenție
Русскийконве́нция konvéncija, догово́р dogovór, соглаше́ние soglašénije, усло́вность uslóvnostʹ
العربيةعُرْف ʕurf
עבריתאֲמָנָה amaná, מוסכמה muskamá, שיטה רשמית shitá rishmít

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@misc{convention_2026,
  title = {convention},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/convention},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}