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   Con·ven·tion·al

   /kənˈven(t)SH(ə)nəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed: "a conventional morality had dictated behavior" Similar normalstandardregularordinaryusualtraditionaltypicalcommoncommon or gardengarden varietyrun-of-the-millprosaicpedestriancommonplaceunimaginativeuninspireduninspiringunadventurousunremarkableunexceptionalunoriginalderivativeformulaicpredictablestockhackneyedclichédstereotypicalstereotypedtriteplatitudinousinformal:old hatplain vanillabog-standardhackyrare:formalisticOpposite original
   • ▪ (of a person) concerned with what is generally held to be acceptable at the expense of individuality and sincerity.
   • ▪ (of a work of art or literature) following traditional forms and genres: "conventional love poetry" Similar orthodoxtraditionalestablishedacceptedreceivedmainstreamprevailingprevalentaccustomedcustomaryconservativetraditionaltraditionalistconformistbourgeoisold-fashionedof the old schoolformalcorrectproperdecorousstaidsmall-townsuburbanparochialnarrow-mindedbien pensantcomme il fauthistorical:Biedermeierinformal:straightsquarestrait-lacedstodgystuffystick-in-the-mudfuddy-duddyOpposite unorthodoxunconventionalradicalbohemian
   • ▪ (of weapons or power) nonnuclear: "agreement on reducing conventional forces in Europe"
   • ▪ (of a bid) intended to convey a particular meaning according to an agreed upon convention.

   Word Origin 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).

   Derivatives

   • 1. conventionalism noun
   • 2. conventionalist noun
   • 3. conventionality noun

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   What does conventional mean in physics?

   • conforming to or following accepted standards: conventional behavior. traditional:[ usually: before a noun] conventional symbols in physics for various quantities, like "c'' for the speed of light. ordinary rather than original: conventional and boring writing.

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   What is a conventional person?

   • Conventional people are traditional and not willing to try new ideas. (Definition of conventional from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) 傳統的, 常規的, 普通的… 传统的, 常规的, 普通的… convencional, convencional [masculine-feminine], tradicional [masculine-feminine]… convencional, conencional, convencional [masculine-feminine]…

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   What do you mean by conventional behavior?

   • conventional behavior. conventional symbols. conventional phraseology. conventional warfare. Art. in accordance with an accepted manner, model, or tradition. (of figurative art) represented in a generalized or simplified manner. of or relating to a convention, agreement, or compact. Law. resting on consent, express or implied.

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   adj. 1. Based on or in accordance with general agreement, use, or practice; customary: conventional symbols; a conventional form of address. 2. Conforming to established practice or accepted standards; traditional: a conventional church wedding. 3. a. Devoted to or bound by conventions to the point of artificiality; ceremonious. b.

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   Definitions of 'conventional' 1. Someone who is conventional has behavior or opinions that are ordinary and normal. [...] 2. A conventional method or product is one that is usually used or that has been in use for a long time. [...] 3. Conventional weapons and wars do not involve nuclear explosives. [...] More. Synonyms of 'conventional'

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   ordinary rather than different or original: conventional phraseology. not using, making, or involving nuclear weapons or energy; nonnuclear: conventional warfare.

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    Someone who is conventional has behaviour or opinions that are ordinary and normal. 2. A conventional method or product is one that is usually used or that has been in use for a long time.