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Noun
en-noun

1. The gerund (verbal noun) of to convene; a meeting or a gathering.
2. italbrac|often with "by" A protocol; a preferred method of accomplishing a task.

Translations
trans-top|a meeting or a gathering
Czech: sjezd m
Finnish: kokoontuminen
German: Versammlung f
Hebrew: �נס (kenes) m
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Russian: ��езд (sjezd) m, �об�ание (sobránije) n, конвен� (konv'ént) m hist.
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trans-top|A protocol; a preferred method of accomplishing a task
Finnish: käytäntö, konventio
German: Konvention f
Hebrew: ��נ� (amana) f (a protocol of international agreement); ��ס��� (muskama) f (a preferred method of accomplishing a task)
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Russian: конвен�и� (konv'éncija) f, догово� (dogovór) m, �огла�ение (soglašénije) n
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ttbc|Dutch: conventie
ttbc|French: convention
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ttbc|Ukrainian: :uk:конвен���|конвен���
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Derived terms
conventional
conventionally
convention centre, convention center
pictorial convention

French

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /k��.v��.sj��/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /kO~.vA~.sjO~/

Noun
convention

1. Political meeting:

#: La convention sur l'avenir de l'Europe.

1. standardisation choice:

#: Par convention, le courant va du plus vers le moins.

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