Convention
Convention noun - A coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose.
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Synonyms for Convention
Standard and convention are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Standard" instead a noun "Convention".
Standard
Standard noun - Something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared.
Convention and standard are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Convention" instead a noun "Standard".
How words are described
| old | old convention | old standard |
| particular | particular convention | particular standard |
| normal | normal convention | normal standard |
| usual | usual convention | usual standard |
| Other adjectives: common, silver, popular, actual, huge, social, new, major, traditional, general, basic, different, international, previous, modern, historical, roman. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Similarly, the name for "mundane" world, "Ehrde", is pronounced as "Ehlde" (again, due to standard L/R swap convention), but it is actually "Erde", German for "Earth".
Source: Anime / Fairy Musketeers - It is standard cinematic convention that sound is always subjective - you hear what the characters are hearing.
Source: Space Is Noisy - Seven Heavenly Virtues: A standard Martian naming convention, which makes Roy, Sean, and Mary stand out a bit.
Source: Video Game / Mars: War Logs
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