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adjective

1. Generally approved or agreed upon: accepted, orthodox, received, recognized, sanctioned. See accept/reject, agree/disagree, straight/bent, usual/unusual.
2. Conforming to established practice or standards: button-down, conformist, establishmentarian, orthodox, straight, traditional. Slang square. See usual/unusual.
3. Fond of or given to ceremony: ceremonious, courtly, formal, punctilious. See courtesy/discourtesy.

adj

Definition: common, normal
Antonyms: abnormal, exotic, foreign, irregular, strange, uncommon, unconventional, uncustomary, unusual

adj

Definition: unoriginal
Antonyms: different, exotic, foreign, new, original, strange, unique

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Derived from or contingent upon the mutual agreement of the parties, as opposed to that created by or dependent upon a statute or other act of the law.

A conventional home mortgage is one in which the interest rate is agreed upon by the parties to it: the borrower and the lender.

For a list of words related to conventional, see:

• Attitudes and Behavior - conventional: (adj) conforming to accepted social standards
• Moderate, Sane, Conservative, or Old-Fashioned
• Proper, Courteous, Refined, or Puritanical
• Ordinary, Dull, Plain, or Banal

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See words rhyming with "conventionalist."

Common misspelling(s) of conventional

• convential

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - konventionel, vedtagen, traditionel

idioms:

• conventional memory    konventionel hukommelse; i computere
• conventional wisdom    den almindelige opfattelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
conventioneel, gewoon, niet-nucleair

Français (French)
adj. - conventionnel, conformiste, traditionnel, (Mil) conventionnel

idioms:

• conventional memory    mémoire collective
• conventional wisdom    sagesse populaire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - konventionell, herkömmlich

idioms:

• conventional memory    Standardspeicher
• conventional wisdom    allgemeiner Glaube

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - συμβατικός, στερούμενος πρωτοτυπίας, κοινότοπος

idioms:

• conventional memory    (Η/Υ) συμβατική μνήμη
• conventional wisdom    κοινή λογική

Italiano (Italian)
convenzionale

idioms:

• conventional wisdom    buon senso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - convencional, formal, estipulado (Jur.)

idioms:

• conventional wisdom    sabedoria (f) popular

Русский (Russian)
традиционный, обычный

idioms:

• conventional wisdom    житейская мудрость (неодобр.)

Español (Spanish)
adj. - convencional

idioms:

• conventional memory    memoria convencional
• conventional wisdom    ideas convencionales, opinión ortodoxa

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - konventionell, sedvanlig, vedertagen, traditionsbunden, traditionell, stiliserad, överenskommen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
传统的, 约定的, 习惯的, 常规的

idioms:

• conventional memory    常规存储器
• conventional wisdom    一般人的意见, 流行的看法, 常识

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 傳統的, 約定的, 習慣的, 常規的

idioms:

• conventional memory    常規記憶體
• conventional wisdom    一般人的意見, 流行的看法, 常識

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 전통적인, 틀에 박힌, 협정에 관한, 대회의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 型にはまった, 慣習的な, 通常の, 会議の

idioms:

• conventional wisdom    一般通念

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) تقليدي, عرفي, اصطلاحي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רווח, רגיל, שגרתי‬

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