convention

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (countable, uncountable) A meeting or gathering.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A formal deliberative assembly of mandated delegates.
  3. (countable, uncountable) The convening of a formal meeting.
  4. (countable, uncountable) A formal agreement, contract, rule, or pact.
  5. (countable, uncountable) A treaty or supplement to such.
  6. (countable, uncountable) A practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction; a custom.

Fréquence

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Prononcé comme (IPA)
/kənˈvɛn.ʃən/
Étymologie (Anglais)

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.

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