English-Thai Dictionary

convention

N การ ชุมนุม  gathering meeting kan-chum-num

 

convention

N การประชุม  assembly kan-pra-chum

 

convention

N ข้อตกลง  สนธิสัญญา  agreement kor-tok-long

 

conventional

ADJ ซึ่ง เกี่ยวกับ การ ชุมนุม  sueng-kiao-kab-kan-chum-num

 

conventional

ADJ ธรรมดา  สามัญ  tam-ma-da

 

conventional

ADJ เกี่ยวกับ ประเพ ณีนิยม  เกี่ยวกับ ธรรมเนียม ปฏิบัติ  customary kiao-kab-pra-pe-ne-ni-yom

 

conventionalise

VT ทำให้ เป็น ธรรมเนียม  ทำให้ เป็น แบบฉบับ  conventionalize tam-hai-pen-tam-niam

 

conventionalism

N ลัทธิ ตาม จารีตประเพ ณี 

 

conventionality

N การ ปรับ ให้ เข้ากับ ธรรมเนียม ปฏิบัติ  kan-prab-hai-kaol-kab-tam-niam-pa-ti-bad

 

conventionalize

VT ทำให้ เป็น ธรรมเนียม  ทำให้ เป็น แบบฉบับ  conventionalise tam-hai-pen-tam-niam

 

conventioneer

N ผู้ ที่ ปฏิบัติตาม ธรรมเนียม  pu-ti-pa-ti-bad-tam-tam-niam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CONVENTION

n.[L. See Convene. ] 1. The act of coming together; a meeting of several persons or individuals.
2. Union; coalition.
3. An assembly. In this sense, the word includes any formal meeting or collection of men for civil or ecclesiastical purposes; particularly an assembly of delegates or representatives for consultation on important concerns, civil, political or ecclesiastical. In Great Britain, convention is the name given to an extraordinary assembly of the estates of the realm, held without the kings writ; as the assembly which restored Charles II. to the throne, and that which declared the throne to be abdicated by James II. In the United States, this name is given to the assembly of representatives which forms a constitution of government, or political association; as the convention which formed the constitution of the United States in 1787.
4. An agreement or contract between two parties, as between the commanders of two armies; an agreement previous to a definitive treaty.

 

CONVENTIONAL

a.Stipulated; formed by agreement. Conventional services reserved by tenures on grants, made out of the crown or knights service.

 

CONVENTIONARY

a.Acting under contract; settled by stipulation; conventional; as conventionary tenants.

 

CONVENTIONER

n.One who belongs to a convention.

 

CONVENTIONIST

n.One who makes a contract.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CONVENTION

Con *ven "tion, n. Etym: [L. conventio: cf. F. convention. See Convene, v. i.]

 

1. The act of coming together; the state of being together; union; coalition. The conventions or associations of several particles of matter into bodies of any certain denomination. Boyle.

 

2. General agreement or concurrence; arbitrary custom; usage; conventionality. There are thousands now Such women, but convention beats them down. Tennyson.

 

3. A meeting or an assembly of persons, esp. of delegates or representatives, to accomplish some specific object, -- civil, social, political, or ecclesiastical. He set himself to the making of good laws in a grand convention of his nobles. Sir R. Baker. A convention of delegates from all the States, to meet in Philadelphia, for the sole and express purpose of reserving the federal system, and correcting its defects. W. Irving.

 

4. (Eng. Hist )

 

Defn: An extraordinary assembly of the parkiament or estates of the realm, held without the king's writ, -- as the assembly which restored Charles II. to the throne, and that which declared the throne to be abdicated by James II.Our gratitude is due. .. to the Long Parliament, to the Convention, and to William of Orange. Macaulay.

 

5. An agreement or contract less formal than, or preliminary to, a traety; an informal compact, as between commanders of armies in respect to suspension of hostilities, or between states; also, a formal agreement between governments or sovereign powers; as, a postal convetion between two governments. This convention, I think from my soul, is nothing but a stipulation for national ignominy; a truce without a suspension of hostilities. Ld. Chatham.The convention with the State of georgia has been ratified by their Legislature. T. Jefferson.

 

CONVENTIONAL

Con *ven "tion *al, a. Etym: [L. conventionalis: cf. F. conventionnel. ]

 

1. Formed by agreement or compact; stipulated. Conventional services reserved by tenures upon grants, made out of the crown or knights' service. Sir M. Hale.

 

2. Growing out of, or depending on, custom or tacit agreement; sanctioned by general concurrence or usage; formal. "Conventional decorum. " Whewell. The conventional language appropriated to monarchs. Motley. The ordinary salutations, and other points of social behavior, are conventional. Latham.

 

3. (Fine Arts ) (a ) Based upon tradition, whether religious and historical or of artistic rules. (b ) Abstracted; removed from close representation of nature by the deliberate selection of what is to be represented and what is to be rejected; as, a conventional flower; a conventional shell. Cf. Conventionalize, v. t.

 

CONVENTIONALISM

CONVENTIONALISM Con *ven "tion *al *ism, n.

 

1. That which is received or established by convention or arbitrary agreement; that which is in accordance with the fashion, tradition, or usage. All the artifice and conventionalism of life. Hawthorne. They gaze on all with dead, dim eyes, -- wrapped in conventionalisms,... simulating feelings according to a received standart. F. W. Robertson.

 

2. (Fine Arts )

 

Defn: The principles or practice of conventionalizing. See Conventionalize, v. t.

 

CONVENTIONALIST

CONVENTIONALIST Con *ven "tion *al *ist, n.

 

1. One who adheres to a convention or treaty.

 

2. One who is governed by conventionalism.

 

CONVENTIONALITY

Con *ven `tion *al "i *ty, n.; pl. Conventionalities (.

 

Defn: The state of being conventional; adherence to social formalities or usages; that which is established by conventional use; one of the customary usages of social life.

 

CONVENTIONALIZATION

CONVENTIONALIZATION Con *ven `tion *al *i *za "tion, n. (Fine Arts )(a ) The act of making conventional. (b ) The state of being conventional.

 

CONVENTIONALIZE

Con *ven "tion *al *ize, v. t. [imp. & p.p. Conventionalized; p.pr. &vb. n. Conventionalizing.]

 

1. To make conventional; to bring under the influence of, or cause to conform to, conventional rules; to establish by usage.

 

2. (Fine Arts ) (a ) To represent by selecting the important features and those which are expressible in the medium employed, and omitting the others. (b ) To represent according to an established principle, whether religious or traditional, or based upon certain artistic rules of supposed importance.

 

CONVENTIONALIZE

CONVENTIONALIZE Con *ven "tion *al *ize, v. i. (Fine Arts )

 

Defn: To make designs in art, according to conventional principles. Cf. Conventionalize, v. t., 2.

 

CONVENTIONALLY

CONVENTIONALLY Con *ven "tion *al *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a conventional manner.

 

CONVENTIONARY

CONVENTIONARY Con *ven "tion *a *ry, a.

 

Defn: Acting under contract; settled by express agreement; as, conventionary tenants. [Obs. ] R. Carew.

 

CONVENTIONER

CONVENTIONER Con *ven "tion *er, n.

 

Defn: One who belongs to a convention or assembly.

 

CONVENTIONIST

CONVENTIONIST Con *ven "tion *ist, n.

 

Defn: One who enters into a convention, covenant, or contract.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

convention

con ven tion |kənˈvenCHən kənˈvɛn (t )ʃən | ▶noun 1 a way in which something is usually done, esp. within a particular area or activity: the woman who overturned so many conventions of children's literature. • behavior that is considered acceptable or polite to most members of a society: he was an upholder of convention and correct form | social conventions. • Bridge an artificial bid by which a bidder tries to convey specific information about the hand to their partner. 2 an agreement between countries covering particular matters, esp. one less formal than a treaty. 3 a large meeting or conference, esp. of members of a political party or a particular profession: a convention of retail merchants. • (in the US ) an assembly of the delegates of a political party to select candidates for office. • an organized meeting of enthusiasts for a television program, movie, or literary genre: a Star Trek convention. • a body set up by agreement to deal with a particular issue: the convention is a UN body responsible for the regulation of sea dumping. ORIGIN late Middle English ( sense 3 ): via Old French from Latin conventio (n- ) ‘meeting, covenant, ’ from the verb convenire (see convene ). Sense 1 dates from the late 18th cent.

 

conventional

con ven tion al |kənˈvenCHənl kənˈvɛn (t )ʃənl | ▶adjective based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed: a conventional morality had dictated behavior. • (of a person ) concerned with what is generally held to be acceptable at the expense of individuality and sincerity. • (of a work of art or literature ) following traditional forms and genres: conventional love poetry. • (of weapons or power ) nonnuclear: agreement on reducing conventional forces in Europe. • Bridge (of a bid ) intended to convey a particular meaning according to an agreed upon convention. Often contrasted with natural. DERIVATIVES con ven tion al ism |-ˌizəm |noun, con ven tion al ist |-ist |noun, con ven tion al i ty |-ˌvenCHəˈnalitē |noun, con ven tion al ize |-ˌīz |verb, con ven tion al ly adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘relating to a formal agreement or convention ’): from French conventionnel or late Latin conventionalis, from Latin conventio (n- ) ‘meeting, covenant, ’ from the verb convenire (see convene ).

 

conventional memory

con ven tion al mem o ry ▶noun Computing (in a computer running DOS ) the first 640k of memory where programs to be run must be loaded.

 

conventioneer

con ven tion eer |kənˌvenCHəˈni (ə )r kənvenʃəˈnɪr | ▶noun a person attending a convention.

 

Oxford Dictionary

convention

con |ven |tion |kənˈvɛnʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 a way in which something is usually done: to attract the best patrons the movie houses had to ape the conventions and the standards of theatres. • [ mass noun ] behaviour that is considered acceptable or polite to most members of a society: he was an upholder of convention and correct form | [ count noun ] : the law is felt to express social conventions. 2 an agreement between states covering particular matters, especially one less formal than a treaty. 3 a large meeting or conference, especially of members of a political party or a particular profession or group: the party held its biennial convention. • N. Amer. an assembly of the delegates of a political party to select candidates for office. • a body set up by agreement to deal with a particular issue. • historical a meeting of Parliament without a summons from the sovereign. 4 Bridge a bid or system of bidding by which the bidder tries to convey specific information about the hand to their partner, as opposed to seeking to win the auction. ORIGIN late Middle English (in sense 3 ): via Old French from Latin conventio (n- )‘meeting, covenant ’, from the verb convenire (see convene ). Sense 1 dates from the late 18th cent.

 

conventional

con |ven |tion ¦al |kənˈvɛnʃ (ə )n (ə )l | ▶adjective 1 based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed: a conventional morality had dictated behaviour. • (of a person ) greatly or overly concerned with what is generally held to be socially acceptable. • (of a work of art or literature ) following traditional forms and genres. • (of weapons or power ) non-nuclear. 2 Bridge (of a bid ) intended to convey a particular meaning according to an agreed convention. Often contrasted with natural. DERIVATIVES conventionalism noun, conventionalist noun, conventionality |-ˈnalɪti |noun, conventionalize (also conventionalise ) verb, conventionally adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘relating to a formal agreement or convention ’): from French conventionnel or late Latin conventionalis, from Latin conventio (n- )‘meeting, covenant ’, from the verb convenire (see convene ).

 

conventional memory

con |ven |tion ¦al mem ¦ory ▶noun [ mass noun ] Computing (in a personal computer running DOS ) the first 640 k of memory where programs to be run must be loaded.

 

conventioneer

con |ven ¦tion |eer |kənvɛnʃəˈnɪə | ▶noun N. Amer. a person attending a convention.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

convention

convention noun 1 social conventions: custom, usage, practice, tradition, way, habit, norm; rule, code, canon, punctilio; propriety, etiquette, protocol; formal praxis; (conventions ) mores. 2 a convention signed by 74 countries: agreement, accord, protocol, compact, pact, treaty, concordat, entente; contract, bargain, deal. 3 the party's biennial convention: conference, meeting, congress, assembly, gathering, summit, convocation, synod, conclave.

 

conventional

conventional adjective 1 the conventional wisdom of the day: orthodox, traditional, established, accepted, received, mainstream, prevailing, prevalent, accustomed, customary. ANTONYMS unorthodox. 2 a conventional railroad: normal, standard, regular, ordinary, usual, traditional, typical, common. 3 a very conventional woman: conservative, traditional, traditionalist, conformist, bourgeois, old-fashioned, of the old school, small-town, suburban; informal straight, buttoned-down, square, stick-in-the-mud, fuddy-duddy. ANTONYMS radical, Bohemian. 4 a conventional piece of work: unoriginal, formulaic, predictable, stock, unadventurous, unremarkable; informal humdrum, run-of-the-mill. ANTONYMS original. WORD TOOLKIT See reactionary . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

convention

convention noun 1 social conventions | he was an upholder of convention and correct form: custom, usage, practice, tradition, way, habit, norm; rule, code, canon, punctilio; accepted behaviour, conventionality, propriety, etiquette, protocol, formality, ceremonial; formal praxis; (conventions ) mores; French moeurs. 2 a convention signed by the six states bordering on the Black Sea: agreement, accord, protocol, compact, pact; treaty, concordat, entente; understanding, arrangement; contract, bargain, deal. 3 the annual convention of the Institute of Directors: conference, meeting, congress, assembly, gathering, summit, council of delegates /representatives, symposium, forum, convocation, synod, conclave, diet, chapter; informal con, get-together; rare colloquium.

 

conventional

conventional adjective 1 the conventional wisdom of the day: orthodox, traditional, established, accepted, received, mainstream, prevailing, prevalent, accustomed, customary. ANTONYMS unorthodox. 2 a cross between a monorail and a conventional railway: normal, standard, regular, ordinary, usual, traditional, typical, common; Brit. common or garden; N. Amer. garden variety. 3 Karen was a very conventional woman: conservative, traditional, traditionalist, conformist, bourgeois, old-fashioned, of the old school; formal, correct, proper, decorous, staid; small-town, suburban, parochial, narrow-minded; French bien pensant, comme il faut; historical Biedermeier; informal straight, square, strait-laced, stodgy, stuffy, stick-in-the-mud, fuddy-duddy. ANTONYMS unconventional, radical, bohemian. 4 an unexciting and rather conventional compilation: run-of-the-mill, prosaic, pedestrian, commonplace, unimaginative, uninspired, uninspiring, unadventurous, unremarkable, unexceptional; unoriginal, derivative, formulaic, predictable, stock, hackneyed, clichéd, stereotypical, stereotyped, trite, platitudinous; informal old hat, plain vanilla, bog-standard; rare formulistic. ANTONYMS original. WORD TOOLKIT conventional See reactionary . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.

 

French Dictionary

convention

convention n. f. nom féminin 1 Accord officiel. : Les deux pays ont signé une convention de libre-échange. SYNONYME entente ; traité . 2 au pluriel Règles du bon usage. LOCUTION Convention collective. Accord conclu entre salariés et employeurs pour définir les conditions de travail. FORME FAUTIVE convention. Anglicisme au sens de congrès.

 

conventionné

conventionné , ée adj. adjectif Lié par une convention. : Un médecin conventionné.

 

conventionnel

conventionnel , elle adj. adjectif 1 Qui a trait à une convention. : Une clause conventionnelle. 2 Conforme aux convenances. : Une tenue conventionnelle. FORME FAUTIVE conventionnel. Anglicisme au sens de traditionnel, classique, sans originalité, conformiste. : Un discours sans originalité (et non *conventionnel ). SYNONYME banal ; ordinaire .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

convention

con ven tion /kənvénʃ (ə )n /〖con (一緒に ) vention (来ること )〗(形 )conventional 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C (各種団体による定期的な )大会 , 集会 , 代表者会議 , 協議会 (conference ); ｟米 ｠(候補者指名などのための )党大会 ▸ an annual convention 年次大会 ▸ hold a convention 集会を開く ▸ the Democratic Convention (米国の )民主党大会 2 U (社会的な )慣習 , しきたり , 慣例 (→habit 1 ); (芸術 文学などにおける )伝統的な型 [手法 ] (!具体例ではa ～/～s; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ▸ by convention 慣例によれば ▸ defy social conventions 世間のしきたりに反抗する ▸ the convention of bowing おじぎをする慣習 3 C «…に関する » (特に国家間の正式な )協定 , 協約 «on » (!treatyほどの拘束力はない ) ▸ the European Convention on Human Rights ヨーロッパ人権協定 4 U C 〘トランプ 〙コンベンション 〘ブリッジでペア内でのビッドに関する取り決め 〙.～́ c è nter コンベンションセンター 〘大会議場 展示場 宿泊施設などを備えた総合施設 〙.

 

conventional

con ven tion al /kənvénʃ (ə )n (ə )l /→convention 形容詞 more ～; most ～/3 , 5 , 6 は比較なし 1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗伝統的な , 従来の , 旧来の , 慣例の 〈方法 物 製品など 〉(traditional )▸ A DVD reproduces finer sound than a conventional CD .DVDは従来のCDよりきめ細かな音を再生する ▸ conventional methods 一般的なやり方 2 ｟時に非難して ｠〈人 考え方 行動などが 〉 «…において » 型にはまった , 月並みの , ありきたりの ; 昔気質 （かたぎ ）の «in » ▸ the conventional view of Japanese society 日本社会についての型にはまった見方 3 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗核を使わない , 従来型の 〈戦争 兵器など 〉▸ a conventional weapon 通常兵器 4 〘美 〙様式化された .5 協定による .6 会議 [集会 ]の .～̀ m é dicine 通常医学 [医療 ] 〘欧米で行われている西洋医学をさす; →alternative medicine 〙.～́ w ì sdom 世間一般の通念, 世間知 .～ly 副詞 慣例的に ; 月並みに .

 

conventionality

con ven tion al i ty /kənvènʃənǽləti /名詞 U 慣例的であること ; 月並みであること .