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conventional

 
 
/kənˈvenʃənəl/ adjective

Translation

TRADITIONAL Conventional people are traditional and not willing to try new ideas.
muhafazakâr, tutucu, değişime açık olmayan
664
USUAL Conventional objects or ways of doing things are the usual ones which have been used for a long time.
geleneksel, törelere/yerleşik uygulamalara dayalı, göreneklere ilişkin
conventional farming/medicine664
conventional arms/forces/warfare, etc not involving the use of nuclear weapons
nükleer silahların dışındaki tüm silahlar; konvansiyonel/geleneksel silahlar/güçler/savaşlar vs.
2434
conventional wisdom what most people believe
kamu oyu, yaygın kanı/kanaat/anlayış/inanç
→ Opposite unconventional664
(Definition of conventional adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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