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convention

/kənˈvenʃən/kuhn-VEN-shuhn
/kənˈvɛnʃən/kuhn-VEN-shuhn

Meaninga coming together

Common meaning: an agreement

Other meanings: a meeting

Journey through time

  1. Latinconventionemsource
  2. Frenchconvention‘a covenant, contract’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa covenant, contract → an agreementconvention‘an agreement’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin conventionem ‘a coming together’.

Roots

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