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Word: Conventional
Speech Type: Adjective
late 15th century (in the sense ‘relating to a formal agreement or convention’): from French conventionnel or late Latin conventionalis, from Latin conventio(n-) ‘meeting, covenant’, from the verb convenire (see convene)
kənˈvɛnʃən(ə)l
based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed
Short Definition:in accordance with what is generally done
Examples:- a conventional morality had dictated behaviour
(of a bid) intended to convey a particular meaning according to an agreed convention
Short Definition:(of bid) conveying meaning
Examples:- West made a conventional bid showing a hand with at least 5 spades
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