All 3 Uses
convention
in
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
(Edited)
- I think something like that would be very good for him, especially if the girl were unconventionally beautiful.
p. 51.5unconventionally = in an unusual waystandard 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.
- I asked my brother if Kelly was unconventionally beautiful.
"No, she's hot beautiful."p. 81.4 - But not in an unconventional way.
p. 131.9 *unconventional = unusualstandard 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.
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)