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Conventionalily
Conventionalily Con*ven"tion*ali*ly, adv. In a conventional manner.
Conventionalism
Conventionalism Con*ven"tion*al*ism, n. 1. That which is received or established by convention or arbitrary agreement; that which is in accordance with the fashion, tradition, or usage. All the artifice and conventionalism of life. --Hawthorne. They gaze on all with dead, dim eyes, -- wrapped in conventionalisms, . . . simulating feelings according to a received standart. --F. W. Robertson. 2. (Fine Arts) The principles or practice of conventionalizing. See Conventionalize, v. t.
Conventionalist
Conventionalist Con*ven"tion*al*ist, n. 1. One who adheres to a convention or treaty. 2. One who is governed by conventionalism.
Conventionalities
Conventionality Con*ven`tion*al"i*ty, n.; pl. Conventionalities. The state of being conventional; adherence to social formalities or usages; that which is established by conventional use; one of the customary usages of social life.
Conventionality
Conventionality Con*ven`tion*al"i*ty, n.; pl. Conventionalities. The state of being conventional; adherence to social formalities or usages; that which is established by conventional use; one of the customary usages of social life.
Conventionalization
Conventionalization Con*ven`tion*al*i*za"tion, n. (Fine Arts) (a) The act of making conventional. (b) The state of being conventional.
Conventionalize
Conventionalize Con*ven"tion*al*ize, v. i. (Fine Arts) To make designs in art, according to conventional principles. Cf. Conventionalize, v. t., 2.
Conventionalized
Conventionalizw Con*ven"tion*al*izw, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conventionalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Conventionalizing.] 1. To make conventional; to bring under the influence of, or cause to conform to, conventional rules; to establish by usage. 2. (Fine Arts) (a) To represent by selecting the important features and those which are expressible in the medium employed, and omitting the others. (b) To represent according to an established principle, whether religious or traditional, or based upon certain artistic rules of supposed importance.
Conventionalizing
Conventionalizw Con*ven"tion*al*izw, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conventionalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Conventionalizing.] 1. To make conventional; to bring under the influence of, or cause to conform to, conventional rules; to establish by usage. 2. (Fine Arts) (a) To represent by selecting the important features and those which are expressible in the medium employed, and omitting the others. (b) To represent according to an established principle, whether religious or traditional, or based upon certain artistic rules of supposed importance.
Conventionalizw
Conventionalizw Con*ven"tion*al*izw, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Conventionalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Conventionalizing.] 1. To make conventional; to bring under the influence of, or cause to conform to, conventional rules; to establish by usage. 2. (Fine Arts) (a) To represent by selecting the important features and those which are expressible in the medium employed, and omitting the others. (b) To represent according to an established principle, whether religious or traditional, or based upon certain artistic rules of supposed importance.
Conventionary
Conventionary Con*ven"tion*a*ry, a. Acting under contract; settled by express agreement; as, conventionary tenants. [Obs.] --R. Carew.
Conventioner
Conventioner Con*ven"tion*er, n. One who belongs to a convention or assembly.
Conventionist
Conventionist Con*ven"tion*ist, n. One who enters into a convention, covenant, or contract.
Reconvention
Reconvention Re`con*ven"tion (-v?n"sh?n), n. (Civil Law) A cross demand; an action brought by the defendant against the plaintiff before the same judge. --Burrill. Bouvier.

Meaning of Convention from wikipedia

- Look up convention in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Convention may refer to: Convention (norm), a custom or tradition, a standard of presentation or...
- The Geneva Conventions are international humanitarian laws consisting of four treaties and three additional protocols that establish international legal...
- The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable...
- Hague Convention may refer to: Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907, among the first formal statements of the laws of war and war crimes in international...
- Vienna Convention can mean any of a number of treaties signed in Vienna. Most are related to the harmonization or formalization of the procedures of international...
- Constitutional convention may refer to: Constitutional convention (political custom), an informal and uncodified procedural agreement Constitutional convention (political...
- Convention on Human Rights (ECHR; formally the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) is an international convention...
- (shorter name for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as the Washington Convention) is a multilateral...
- The National Convention (French: Convention nationale) was the constituent ****embly of the Kingdom of France for one day and the French First Republic...
- The Convention on the Unification of Certain Points of Substantive Law on Patents for Invention, also called Strasbourg Convention or Strasbourg Patent...