All 3 Uses
convention
in
The Hunt for Red October
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- He has a doctorate in engineering from MIT, and he knows how to think unconventionally.†
Chpt 4. *unconventionally = in a manner that is not normal or typicalstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unconventionally means not and reverses the meaning of conventionally. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
- This could be the beginning of a conventional war against NATO, its first step being interdiction of the sea lines of communication.†
Chpt 6.
- The international basis for this is the Salvage Convention of 1910 (Brussels), which codified the transnational nature of admiralty and salvage law.†
Chpt 9.
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
- (4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)