noun · neutral
convention
/kənˈvɛnʃən/con·VEN·tion
Band 6-7task2speaking
a generally accepted way of doing things, or a formal meeting of people with a shared interest
Examples
“By convention, references are listed at the end of an academic paper.”
“The writers' convention attracted authors from many countries.”
“Social conventions determine polite behaviour in different cultures.”
Band 8 sentence
“It is by academic convention that empirical studies include a clear methodology section to enable replication.”
Collocations
- by convention
- international convention
- social convention
Word family
convention nconventional adjconventionally adv
Common mistakes
convenience→convention
by the convention→by convention
Say it for a higher band
5rule→6custom→7+convention
Synonyms
custom
Easily confused
convenience
“For their convenience, the committee scheduled meetings in the evenings.”
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