conventional

UK /kənˈvɛnʃənl̩/ US /kənˈvɛnʃənl̩/
adj 5noun 1

Definitions

adj

1

Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.

A “moving platform” scheme[…]is more technologically ambitious than maglev trains even though it relies on conventional rails. Local trains would use side-by-side rails to roll alongside intercity trains and allow passengers to switch trains by stepping through docking bays.

2

Ordinary, commonplace.

They wear conventional clothes, eat conventional food, and keep conventional hours.

“You’re not conventional?” Isabel gravely asked. “I like the way you utter that word! No, I’m not conventional: I’m convention itself. You don’t understand that?”

3

Banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or clichéd.

4

Pertaining to a weapon which is not a weapon of mass destruction.

5

Making use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.

noun

1

A conventional gilt-edged security, a kind of bond paying the holder a fixed cash payment (or coupon) every six months until maturity, at which point the holder receives the final payment and the return of the principal.

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