Both Uses of
convention
in
The Scarlet Pimpernel
- After the few conventional words of deferential greeting, Lord Grenville said to his royal guest,— "Will your Highness permit me to introduce M. Chauvelin, the accredited agent of the French Government?"†
Chpt 11 *conventional = normal or typical
- He had stayed beside her in the box just as long as convention demanded, making way for His Royal Highness, and for the host of admirers who in a continued procession came to pay homage to the queen of fashion.†
Chpt 10
Definitions:
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(1)
(convention as in: teacher's convention) a large conference or meeting
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(2)
(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