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Added 9 October 2026

convention

/kənˈvɛn.ʃən/ noun

Latin root: conventiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about convention at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A large formal assembly.
political convention
Something regarded as a normative example.
the convention of not naming the main character
(diplomacy) an international agreement.

Origin

Recorded since about 1440, borrowed from Middle French convention, from Latin conventiō (“meeting, assembling; agreement, convention”), from conveniō (“come, gather or meet together, assemble”), from con- (“with, together”) + veniō (“come”). Equivalent to convene + -tion.

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