conventional


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conventional
adj. customary, routine; formal

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Convention (norm)
A convention is a set of , stipulated, or generally accepted s, normssocial norms, or , often taking the form of a custom.

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conventional

Adjective
1. following accepted customs and proprieties; "conventional wisdom"; "she had strayed from the path of conventional behavior"; "conventional forms of address"
(antonym) unconventional
(similar) accepted, received
(see-also) formal
(attribute) conventionality, convention, conventionalism
2. conforming with accepted standards; "a conventional view of the world"
(synonym) established
(similar) orthodox
3. (weapons) using non-nuclear energy for propulsion or destruction; "conventional warfare"; "conventional weapons"
(antonym) nuclear, atomic
4. unimaginative and conformist; "conventional bourgeois lives"; "conventional attitudes"
(antonym) unconventional
(similar) button-down, buttoned-down, conservative
5. represented in simplified or symbolic form
(synonym) formal, schematic
(similar) nonrepresentational
(classification) fine arts, beaux arts
6. in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past; "a conventional church wedding with the bride in traditional white"; "the conventional handshake"
(similar) traditional
7. rigidly formal or bound by convention; "their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt"
(synonym) ceremonious
(similar) formal


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conventional
příd.jm. konvenční; konvenčně

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conventional
Przym. konwencjonalny; stereotypowy