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noun
Adherence to social conventions; conventional behavior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
A conventional act or constraint.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, usually
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noun
The doctrine that logical or mathematical principles are simply the expression of conventions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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noun
orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: conventionality, convention
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Broader terms: orthodoxy
Narrower terms: ossification, conformity
History
Etymology tree English conventional Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English conventionalism From conventional + -ism.
Across languages
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