[kənˈvɛnʃən(ə)l], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed
(e.g: a conventional morality had dictated behaviour)

- (of a bid) intended to convey a particular meaning according to an agreed convention
(e.g: West made a conventional bid showing a hand with at least 5 spades)


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Origin:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘relating to a formal agreement or convention’): from French conventionnel or Latin conventionalis, from conventio(n-) ‘meeting, covenant’, from the verb convenire (see convene)