convention

English

/kənˈvɛn.ʃən/

noun
Definitions
  • A meeting or gathering.
  • A formal deliberative assembly of mandated delegates.
  • The convening of a formal meeting.
  • A formal agreement, contract or pact.
  • (international law) A treaty or supplement to such.
  • A practice or procedure widely observed in a group, especially to facilitate social interaction; a custom.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French convention derived from Latin conventiō (convention, meeting, agreement, assembling) root from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (step, come, go, walk).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷem-

Gloss

step, come, go, walk

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

歩

Emoji
🪜

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