All 4 Uses of
convention
in
Red: The Heroic Rescue
- A group of unconventional terrorists, whom we believe to be associated with a Swiss, Valborg Svensson, has released a virus in numerous cities throughout the world.†
Chpt 8unconventional = not regarded as normalstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unconventional means not and reverses the meaning of conventional. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- Nothing that changes what you've heard, but tnething that may assist us in a more ....unconventional way.†
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- It was the last thing he wanted, although he supposed in some unconventional way he was a prophet.†
Chpt 8
- I doubt very much any conventional solution will change anything.†
Chpt 13conventional = normal or typical
Definitions:
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(convention as in: teacher's convention) a large conference or meeting
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(convention as in: conventional behavior) something regarded as normal or typical
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(3)
(convention as in: The Geneva Convention) a written international agreement