Conventions

Word CONVENTIONS
Character 11
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /kənˈvɛn.ʃənz/

Definitions and meanings of "Conventions"

What do we mean by conventions?

A meeting or gathering.

A formal deliberative assembly of mandated delegates.

The convening of a formal meeting.

A formal agreement, contract or pact.

A treaty or supplement to such.

A practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction; a custom.

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The word "conventions" in example sentences

"The neutrality of Belgium is determined by international conventions, _and Germany is resolved to respect these conventions_." ❋ Various (N/A)

As someone whose primary interest in conventions is to sell books, that large a demographic and that access to the buyers makes Comic Con essential to me professionally. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The fact that we†™ re actively engaging in breaking the Geneva conventions is a huge pox mark on the US. ❋ Unknown (2006)

I agree that certain "conventions" are being pulled out again and again in video games, in much the same way as they have been in movies and books. ❋ SVGL (2008)

What I mean is, Japanese language and writing follow certain conventions that we just don't in English. ❋ Big Jim (2010)

This collection is being sent to Heritage, which will place them on exhibit at major coin conventions in 2010. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Without research, it can be logically deduced that most young adult collectors do not have the time to attend many first tier coin conventions or expos. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And as somebody on Twitter or Facebook pointed out, I believe, it's like a whole new concept in conventions, right? ❋ Hal Duncan (2010)

But what I was most grateful to the tutor for was her insistence that this changeover in conventions, from academic to narrative, would take me the full ten weeks of the course to accomplish. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"But you are a woman just the same," he began, "and there are certain conventions, certain decencies --" ❋ Unknown (2010)

Changing vampire conventions is fine, because authors have a compulsive need to feel that My Vampires Are Different. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This is what Michigan democrates decided, and already were implementing in their local conventions from the testimony given on Saturday. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Gamble suggested that religion, then under attack by some as an impediment to reason and progress, was like poetry: one had to accept certain conventions and suspensions of logic to enjoy the benefit: ❋ Unknown (2008)

The problem of conventions is that they tend to screw me up for days on either side, with regard to productivity. ❋ Matociquala (2008)

The bustle of conventions is nothing new for Solomont. ❋ Unknown (2008)

One of the most common bits of writerly wisdom I've heard online and at conventions is that you don't learn how to write a book, you learn how to write this book. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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