"conventional" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /kənˈvɛnʃənəl/ Audio: en-us-conventional.ogg [US] Forms: more conventional [comparative], most conventional [superlative]
Etymology: convention + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|convention|al}} convention + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} conventional (comparative more conventional, superlative most conventional)
  1. Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour. Synonyms (pertaining to a convention): typical, canonical Translations (following an accepted principle): عُرْفِيّ (ʕurfiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), convencional (Catalan), 协定的 (Chinese Mandarin), konvencia (Esperanto), tavanomainen (Finnish), konventionaalinen (Finnish), convencional [feminine, masculine] (Galician), konventionell (German), gnásúil (Irish), عرفی ('orfi) (Persian), konwencjonalny (Polish), convencional (Portuguese), convențional [masculine] (Romanian), convențională [feminine] (Romanian), общепри́нятый (obščeprínjatyj) (Russian), конвенцио́нный (konvenciónnyj) (Russian), convencional (Spanish), vedertagen (Swedish), kagawianin (Tagalog), загальнопри́йнятий (zahalʹnoprýjnjatyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-conventional-en-adj-6C7-DTTi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 17 5 9 29 24 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 11 21 6 9 23 23 6 Disambiguation of 'pertaining to a convention': 61 1 2 1 1 34 Disambiguation of 'following an accepted principle': 68 6 7 4 9 6
  2. Ordinary, commonplace. Translations (ordinary, commonplace): обикновен (obiknoven) (Bulgarian), традиционен (tradicionen) (Bulgarian), стандартен (standarten) (Bulgarian), convencional (Catalan), 常规的 (Chinese Mandarin), tavanomainen (Finnish), conventionnel (French), konventionell (German), herkömmlich (German), gnásúil (Irish), convenzionale (Italian), convencional (Portuguese), convențional [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), convenziunal (Romansch), обы́чный (obýčnyj) (Russian), традицио́нный (tradiciónnyj) (Russian), станда́ртный (standártnyj) (Russian), обыкнове́нный (obyknovénnyj) (Russian), общепри́нятый (obščeprínjatyj) (Russian), консервати́вный (konservatívnyj) (Russian), konvencionálen (Slovene), convencional (Spanish), звича́йний (zvyčájnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-conventional-en-adj-xBSJr-dq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 17 5 9 29 24 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 11 21 6 9 23 23 6 Disambiguation of 'ordinary, commonplace': 1 84 11 1 2 1
  3. Banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or clichéd. Synonyms (banal): stereotypical
    Sense id: en-conventional-en-adj-Z30~FTx3 Disambiguation of 'banal': 4 13 81 0 0 0
  4. (weaponry) Pertaining to a weapon which is not a weapon of mass destruction. Categories (topical): Weapons
    Sense id: en-conventional-en-adj-LTuM8AId Topics: engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, tools, war, weaponry
  5. (agriculture) Making use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. Categories (topical): Agriculture
    Sense id: en-conventional-en-adj-sZ3wq3EA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 17 5 9 29 24 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 11 21 6 9 23 23 6 Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
  6. (bridge) In accordance with a bidding convention, as opposed to a natural bid. Categories (topical): Bridge Synonyms: artificial
    Sense id: en-conventional-en-adj-hc4Ko5MQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 17 5 9 29 24 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 11 21 6 9 23 23 6 Topics: bridge, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: convention

Noun [English]

IPA: /kənˈvɛnʃənəl/ Audio: en-us-conventional.ogg [US] Forms: conventionals [plural]
Etymology: convention + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|convention|al}} convention + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} conventional (plural conventionals)
  1. (finance) A conventional gilt-edged security, a kind of bond paying the holder a fixed cash payment (or coupon) every six months until maturity, at which point the holder receives the final payment and the return of the principal. Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-conventional-en-noun-D3WPH78y Topics: business, finance

Inflected forms

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