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convention — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • convention noun A large formal gathering of people who share a profession, interest, or cause.
  • covenant noun A formal, binding agreement between two or more parties, often with religious or legal weight.

Senses

convention is used for these senses in English:

  • covenant A pact or binding agreement between two or more parties.

convention — full definition

  1. noun A large formal gathering of people who share a profession, interest, or cause.
  2. noun A formal agreement between countries or groups, often part of international law.
  3. noun An accepted way of doing something, followed simply because it is customary.

covenant — full definition

  1. noun A formal, binding agreement between two or more parties, often with religious or legal weight.
  2. verb To formally promise or agree to something as part of a binding pact.

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