#1 convention n. a large formal assembly; "political convention". wn
#2 convention n. [normal, pattern, rule, formula] something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors". wn
#3 convention n. (diplomacy) an international agreement. wn
#4 convention n. [conventionality, conventionalism] orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional. wn
#5 convention n. [convening] the act of convening. wn
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