CONVENTION as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • the act of convening
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) convention is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) convention is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Attribute(s)
  3. Meaning
    • something regarded as a normative example
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the convention of not naming the main character
    • violence is the rule not the exception
    • his formula for impressing visitors
    Hypernyms(s) convention is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • (diplomacy) an international agreement
    Hypernyms(s) convention is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)
  5. Meaning
    • a large formal assembly
    Usage Example(s)
    • political convention
    Hypernyms(s) convention is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s)