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convention
(encz) | convention,dohoda n: Zdeněk Brož |
convention
(encz) | convention,konvence n: Zdeněk Brož |
convention
(encz) | convention,shromáždění n: Zdeněk Brož |
convention
(encz) | convention,společenská zvyklost n: Zdeněk Brož |
convention
(encz) | convention,úmluva n: Zdeněk Brož |
Convention
(gcide) | Convention \Con*ven"tion\, n. [L. conventio: cf. F. convention.
See Convene, v. i.]
1. The act of coming together; the state of being together;
union; coalition.
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The conventions or associations of several particles
of matter into bodies of any certain denomination.
--Boyle.
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2. General agreement or concurrence; arbitrary custom; usage;
conventionality.
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There are thousands now
Such women, but convention beats them down.
--Tennyson.
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3. A meeting or an assembly of persons, esp. of delegates or
representatives, to accomplish some specific object, --
civil, social, political, or ecclesiastical.
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He set himself to the making of good laws in a grand
convention of his nobles. --Sir R.
Baker.
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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.
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4. (Eng. Hist) 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.
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Our gratitude is due . . . to the Long Parliament,
to the Convention, and to William of Orange.
--Macaulay.
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5. An agreement or contract less formal than, or preliminary
to, a treaty; 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 convention
between two governments.
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This convention, I think from my soul, is nothing
but a stipulation for national ignominy; a truce
without a suspension of hostilities. --Ld. Chatham.
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The convention with the State of Georgia has been
ratified by their Legislature. --T.
Jefferson.
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convention
(wn) | convention
n 1: a large formal assembly; "political convention"
2: something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of
not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the
exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors" [syn:
convention, normal, pattern, rule, formula]
3: (diplomacy) an international agreement
4: orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional [syn:
conventionality, convention, conventionalism] [ant:
unconventionality]
5: the act of convening [syn: convention, convening] |
CONVENTION
(bouvier) | CONVENTION, contracts, civil law. A general term which comprehends all kinds
of contracts, treaties, pacts, or agreements. It is defined to be the
consent of two or more persons to form with each other an engagement, or to
dissolve or change one which they had previously formed. Domat, Lois Civ. 1.
1, t. 1, s. 1 Dig. lib. 2, t. 14, 1. 1 Lib. 1, t. 1, 1. 1, 4 and 5; 1 Bouv.
Inst. n. 100.
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CONVENTION
(bouvier) | CONVENTION, legislation. This term is applied to a selecting of the
delegates elected by the people for other purposes than usual legislation.
It is mostly used to denote all assembly to make or amend the constitution
of, a state, but it sometimes indicates an assembly of the delegates of the
people to nominate officers to be supported at an election.
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conventional
(mass) | conventional
- zmluvný |
unconventional
(mass) | unconventional
- nekonvenčný, neobvyklý |
convention
(encz) | convention,dohoda n: Zdeněk Brožconvention,konvence n: Zdeněk Brožconvention,shromáždění n: Zdeněk Brožconvention,společenská zvyklost n: Zdeněk Brožconvention,úmluva n: Zdeněk Brož |
convention for the prevention of marine pollution ***
(encz) | Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution ***,Convention for the
Prevention of Marine Pollution *** [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
convention on international trade in endangered ***
(encz) | Convention on International Trade in Endangered ***,CITES Convention on
International Trade in Endangered *** [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
convention on international trade in endangered species ***
(encz) | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species ***,Convention
on International Trade in Endangered Species *** [eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
convention on the conservation of antarctic ***
(encz) | Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic ***,CCAMLR Convention on the
Conservation of Antarctic *** [eko.] RNDr. Pavel PiskačConvention on the Conservation of Antarctic ***,Convention on the
Conservation of Antarctic *** [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
convention on the conservation of european wildlife ***
(encz) | Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife ***,Convention on
the Conservation of European Wildlife *** [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
convention on the prevention of marine poluttion ***
(encz) | Convention on the Prevention of Marine Poluttion ***,Convention on the
Prevention of Marine Pollution *** [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
convention to protect the ozon layer
(encz) | Convention to Protect the Ozon Layer,Convention to Protect the Ozon
Layer [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
conventional
(encz) | conventional,konvenční Zdeněk Brožconventional,obecný Pavel Machek; Gizaconventional,obvyklý adj: PetrV |
conventional clarification
(encz) | conventional clarification,klasické čiření [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
conventional market terms
(encz) | conventional market terms, |
conventional terms
(encz) | conventional terms, |
conventionalisation
(encz) | conventionalisation, n: |
conventionalise
(encz) | conventionalise, v: |
conventionalised
(encz) | conventionalised, adj: |
conventionalism
(encz) | conventionalism,konvenčnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
conventionalist
(encz) | conventionalist,konvenční člověk Zdeněk Brož |
conventionality
(encz) | conventionality,běžnost Jaroslav Šedivý |
conventionalization
(encz) | conventionalization,stylizace n: Zdeněk Brož |
conventionalize
(encz) | conventionalize,stylizovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
conventionalized
(encz) | conventionalized,stylizovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
conventionally
(encz) | conventionally,konve adv: Zdeněk Brožconventionally,konvenčně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
conventioneer
(encz) | conventioneer, n: |
conventions
(encz) | conventions,konvence pl. Zdeněk Brožconventions,úmluvy n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
geneva convention on long-range transboundary air pollution
(encz) | Geneva Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution,Geneva
Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution [eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
lomé convention
(encz) | Lomé Convention, |
london dumping convention
(encz) | London Dumping Convention,London Dumping Convention [eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
paris convention
(encz) | Paris Convention,Paris Convention [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
unconventional
(encz) | unconventional,nekonvenční adj: Zdeněk Brožunconventional,neobvyklý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
unconventionality
(encz) | unconventionality, |
unconventionally
(encz) | unconventionally,nekonvenčně adv: Zdeněk Brožunconventionally,netradičně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
ccamlr convention on the conservation of antarctic ***
(czen) | CCAMLR Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic ***,Convention on the
Conservation of Antarctic ***[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
cites convention on international trade in endangered ***
(czen) | CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered ***,Convention on
International Trade in Endangered ***[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
convention for the prevention of marine pollution ***
(czen) | Convention for the Prevention of Marine Pollution ***,Convention for the
Prevention of Marine Pollution ***[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
convention on international trade in endangered species ***
(czen) | Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species ***,Convention
on International Trade in Endangered Species ***[eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
convention on the conservation of antarctic ***
(czen) | Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic ***,Convention on the
Conservation of Antarctic ***[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
convention on the conservation of european wildlife ***
(czen) | Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife ***,Convention on
the Conservation of European Wildlife ***[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
convention on the prevention of marine pollution ***
(czen) | Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution ***,Convention on the
Prevention of Marine Poluttion ***[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
convention to protect the ozon layer
(czen) | Convention to Protect the Ozon Layer,Convention to Protect the Ozon
Layer[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
geneva convention on long-range transboundary air pollution
(czen) | Geneva Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution,Geneva
Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution[eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
london dumping convention
(czen) | London Dumping Convention,London Dumping Convention[eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
paris convention
(czen) | Paris Convention,Paris Convention[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
Conventional
(gcide) | Conventional \Con*ven"tion*al\, a. [L. conventionalis: cf. F.
conventionnel.]
1. Formed by agreement or compact; stipulated.
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Conventional services reserved by tenures upon
grants, made out of the crown or knights' service.
--Sir M. Hale.
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2. Growing out of, or depending on, custom or tacit
agreement; sanctioned by general concurrence or usage;
formal. "Conventional decorum." --Whewell.
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The conventional language appropriated to monarchs.
--Motley.
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The ordinary salutations, and other points of social
behavior, are conventional. --Latham.
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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.
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conventional formal schematic
(gcide) | nonrepresentational \nonrepresentational\ adj. (Art)
not intended to realistically represent a physical object; --
of visual art work. Opposite of representational. [Narrower
terms: {abstract, abstractionist, nonfigurative, nonobjective
; {conventional, formal, schematic ; {geometric, geometrical
; protogeometric ; {semiabstract ] Also See: {abstract.
Syn: nonobjective.
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conventionalise
(gcide) | 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. [Also spelled conventionalise.]
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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.
[1913 Webster]conventionalise \conventionalise\ v.
to make conventional.
Syn: conventionalize.
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Conventionalism
(gcide) | 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.
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All the artifice and conventionalism of life.
--Hawthorne.
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They gaze on all with dead, dim eyes, -- wrapped in
conventionalisms, . . . simulating feelings
according to a received standard. --F. W.
Robertson.
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2. (Fine Arts) The principles or practice of
conventionalizing. See Conventionalize, v. t.
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Conventionalist
(gcide) | Conventionalist \Con*ven"tion*al*ist\, n.
1. One who adheres to a convention or treaty.
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2. One who is governed by conventionalism.
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Conventionalities
(gcide) | Conventionality \Con*ven`tion*al"i*ty\, n.; pl.
Conventionalities.
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.
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Conventionality
(gcide) | Conventionality \Con*ven`tion*al"i*ty\, n.; pl.
Conventionalities.
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.
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Conventionalization
(gcide) | Conventionalization \Con*ven`tion*al*i*za"tion\, n. (Fine Arts)
(a) The act of making conventional.
(b) The state of being conventional.
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Conventionalize
(gcide) | 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. [Also spelled conventionalise.]
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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.
[1913 Webster]Conventionalize \Con*ven"tion*al*ize\, v. i. (Fine Arts)
To make designs in art, according to conventional principles.
Cf. Conventionalize, v. t., 2.
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Conventionalized
(gcide) | 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. [Also spelled conventionalise.]
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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.
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Conventionalizing
(gcide) | 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. [Also spelled conventionalise.]
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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.
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Conventionally
(gcide) | Conventionally \Con*ven"tion*al*ly\, adv.
In a conventional manner.
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Conventionary
(gcide) | Conventionary \Con*ven"tion*a*ry\, a.
Acting under contract; settled by express agreement; as,
conventionary tenants. [Obs.] --R. Carew.
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Conventioner
(gcide) | Conventioner \Con*ven"tion*er\, n.
One who belongs to a convention or assembly.
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Conventionist
(gcide) | Conventionist \Con*ven"tion*ist\, n.
One who enters into a convention, covenant, or contract.
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Geneva convention
(gcide) | Geneva \Ge*ne"va\, prop. n.
The chief city of Switzerland.
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Geneva Bible, a translation of the Bible into English, made
and published by English refugees in Geneva (Geneva, 1560;
London, 1576). It was the first English Bible printed in
Roman type instead of the ancient black letter, the first
which recognized the division into verses, and the first
which omitted the Apocrypha. In form it was a small
quarto, and soon superseded the large folio of Cranmer's
translation. Called also Genevan Bible.
Geneva convention (Mil.), an agreement made by
representatives of the great continental powers at Geneva
and signed in 1864, establishing new and more humane
regulation regarding the treatment of the sick and wounded
and the status of those who minister to them in war.
Ambulances and military hospitals are made neutral, and
this condition affects physicians, chaplains, nurses, and
the ambulance corps. Great Britain signed the convention
in 1865.
Geneva cross (Mil.), a red Greek cross on a white ground;
-- the flag and badge adopted in the Geneva convention.
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Reconvention
(gcide) | Reconvention \Re`con*ven"tion\ (-v?n"sh?n), n. (Civil Law)
A cross demand; an action brought by the defendant against
the plaintiff before the same judge. --Burrill. Bouvier.
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Unconventional
(gcide) | Unconventional \Unconventional\
See conventional. |
american baptist convention
(wn) | American Baptist Convention
n 1: an association of Northern Baptists [syn: {American Baptist
Convention}, Northern Baptist Convention] |
chemical weapons convention
(wn) | Chemical Weapons Convention
n 1: a global treaty banning the production or acquisition or
stockpiling or transfer or use of chemical weapons |
constitutional convention
(wn) | Constitutional Convention
n 1: the convention of United States statesmen who drafted the
United States Constitution in 1787 |
convention
(wn) | convention
n 1: a large formal assembly; "political convention"
2: something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of
not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the
exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors" [syn:
convention, normal, pattern, rule, formula]
3: (diplomacy) an international agreement
4: orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional [syn:
conventionality, convention, conventionalism] [ant:
unconventionality]
5: the act of convening [syn: convention, convening] |
conventional
(wn) | conventional
adj 1: following accepted customs and proprieties; "conventional
wisdom"; "she had strayed from the path of conventional
behavior"; "conventional forms of address" [ant:
unconventional]
2: conforming with accepted standards; "a conventional view of
the world" [syn: conventional, established]
3: (weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is
not nuclear energy; "conventional warfare"; "conventional
weapons" [ant: atomic, nuclear]
4: unimaginative and conformist; "conventional bourgeois lives";
"conventional attitudes" [ant: unconventional]
5: represented in simplified or symbolic form [syn:
conventional, formal, schematic]
6: in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from
the past; "a conventional church wedding with the bride in
traditional white"; "the conventional handshake"
7: rigidly formal or bound by convention; "their ceremonious
greetings did not seem heartfelt" [syn: ceremonious,
conventional] |
conventionalisation
(wn) | conventionalisation
n 1: the act of conventionalizing; conforming to a conventional
style [syn: conventionalization, conventionalisation] |
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