noun · academic
convention
/kənˈvɛnʃən/con·VEN·tion
Band 6-7speakingtask2task1
a widely accepted practice, rule, or method; also an assembly or conference
Examples
“In many cultures, there is a convention of greeting visitors with tea.”
“Academic writing follows certain conventions regarding citations and structure.”
“You can refer to social conventions in Part 3 discussions about tradition and change.”
Band 8 sentence
“The convention of peer review is central to ensuring the credibility of academic publications.”
Collocations
- social convention
- established convention
- break convention
Word family
conventional adjectiveconventionally adverb
Common mistakes
use convention→follow convention
the conventions are→conventions are
Say it for a higher band
5custom→6tradition→7+convention
Synonyms
custom
Easily confused
custom
“It is customary to remove your shoes before entering some houses.”
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