conventions
Saykuhn-VEN-shuhnz/kənˈvɛn.ʃənz/
- 1Plural of convention.
Spelling conventions vary between British and American publishers.
The diplomats signed three separate conventions on trade and migration.
Note
A regular plural, but one that only counts what can be counted. When the singular means custom in general, as in defying convention, it has no plural; conventions names particular practices, such as dress conventions. The same form covers assemblies of delegates and signed agreements, so context decides which is meant: delegates attend conventions, states ratify them, writers follow them.
conventions is a form of convention
convention, noun: A gathering or assembly of people who come together in one place. Full entry
- Forms
- conventionconventions plural
- Spelling
- convention → conventions: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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