convention

/kənˈvenʃən/ noun

Translation

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

kongre, toplantı, konferans

the Democratic Party convention2119

CUSTOM [C, U] › a usual and accepted way of behaving or doing something

âdet, gelenek, görenek

In many countries it is the convention to wear black at funerals.664

AGREEMENT [C] › a formal agreement between countries

resmi antlaşma, konvansiyon

an international convention on human rights212

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

something which threatens to cause problems or unhappiness in the future

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