convention

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /kənˈvɛnʃən/ UK /kənˈvɛn.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #5583

Meanings

1

noun
A way of behaving or doing things that most people in a group accept as normal.

It is a social convention to shake hands when you meet someone.
2

noun
A large formal meeting of people with shared interests or a shared profession.

Thousands attended the annual comic book convention.
3

noun
A formal agreement or treaty between countries.

The Geneva Convention sets rules for the treatment of prisoners.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a way of behaving or doing... custom tradition norm

2 noun · a large formal meeting of... assembly gathering

3 noun · a formal agreement or... treaty agreement

Word family

Forms conventions

Derived forms concomcongoingconreportconvention-goerconventional conventionalizeconventionaryconventioneerconventioneeringconventionerconventiongoerconventionism

Related forms conveneconvenerconvenient convent conventiclecovencovin

Etymology

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.

*gʷem- Proto-Indo-European convention Middle French conventiō Latin

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Topics

People & Society Register & Style

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# convention

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kənˈvɛnʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /kənˈvɛn.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 5583

## Meanings
1. A way of behaving or doing things that most people in a group accept as normal.
2. A large formal meeting of people with shared interests or a shared profession.
3. A formal agreement or treaty between countries.

## Examples
- It is a social convention to shake hands when you meet someone.
- Thousands attended the annual comic book convention.
- The Geneva Convention sets rules for the treatment of prisoners.

## Derived Forms
- concom
- congoing
- conreport
- convention-goer
- conventional
- conventionalize
- conventionary
- conventioneer
- conventioneering
- conventioner
- conventiongoer
- conventionism

## Related Forms
- convene
- convener
- convenient
- convent
- conventicle
- coven
- covin

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *gʷem-
- Root: convention
- Root: conventiō

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
convention is a noun. It has been 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. Historical forms in the chain include *gʷem- (Proto-Indo-European), convention (Middle French), and conventiō (Latin). Current senses include a way of behaving or doing things that most people in a group accept as normal, a large formal meeting of people with shared interests or a shared profession, and a formal agreement or treaty between countries. Derived forms include concom, congoing, conreport, convention-goer, and conventional. Related words include convene, convener, convenient, and convent.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Register & Style

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