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A convention is a very large meeting of people who all have the same interest in something. They often have the same type of job or position. They might all be doctors, for example. People go to a convention to learn new things or to decide something important with the others. People often come from a long distance to be at a convention. Conventions usually go on for a few days, so people often stay at hotels.
Ms. Dunn and Ms. Wang attended the teachers convention in Chicago last week. They came back with a lot of new ideas.- synonyms:
- assembly, gathering, meeting
- similar words:
- conference, congregation, congress, council
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A convention is a way of doing things that most people in a society accept as the right way.
It is a convention to begin a letter with the word "Dear."A hundred years ago, it was the convention for a man to wear a hat when outside and to take off the hat when coming inside. We don't have that convention anymore.Conventions in other countries are often different from conventions in one's own country.- synonyms:
- custom, practice
- similar words:
- procedure, tradition
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assembly, compact, gathering, practice, usual |
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