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Word entry · 10 letters

convention

Best crossword clue

"formal gathering"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /kənˈvɛn.ʃən/Part of speech nounSorted ceinnnootvStarts with CEnds with N2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the act of convening

Word origin

Recorded since about 1440, borrowed from Middle French convention, from Latin conventiō (“meeting, assembling; agreement, convention”), from conveniō (“come, gather or meet together, assemble”), from con- (“with, together”) + veniō (“come”). Equivalent to convene + -tion.

Used in a sentence

  • The convention was held in Geneva.
  • The EU installed an inter-institutional Convention to draft a European constitution.
  • The Vienna convention at the Vienna Congress (1814-15) standardized most of diplomatic conduct for generations.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01formal gathering10 letters
02Large formal meeting10 letters

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