convention

/kənˈvenʃən/ noun

Definition

MEETING [C] › a large formal meeting of people with the same interest or work: the Democratic Party convention

CUSTOM [C, U] › a usual and accepted way of behaving or doing something: In many countries it is the convention to wear black at funerals.

AGREEMENT [C] › a formal agreement between countries: an international convention on human rights

(Definition of convention noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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