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conventionalism

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  1. 1. n. That which is received or established by convention or arbitrary agreement; that which is in accordance with the fashion, tradition, or usage. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The principles or practice of conventionalizing. See Conventionalize, v. t. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional Source: wordnet
  4. 4. 1. That which is received or established by convention or arbitrary agreement; that which is in accordance with the fashion, tradition, or usage. All the artifice and conventionalism of life. Hawthorne. They gaze on all with dead, dim eyes, -- wrapped in conventionalisms, . . . simulating feelings according to a received standart. F. W. Robertson. 2. (Fine Arts) The principles or practice of conventionalizing. See Conventionalize, v. t. Source: webster
  5. 5. The principles or practice of conventionalizing. SeeConventionalize, v. t. Source: adambom
  6. 6. n:100 n orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional Source: ecdict

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