definition of
convention

[1] #1 convention n. a large formal assembly; "political convention". wn

[2] #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] #3 convention n. (diplomacy) an international agreement. wn

[4] #4 convention n. [conventionality, conventionalism] orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional. wn

[5] #5 convention n. [convening] the act of convening. wn