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Conventional

Formed by agreement or compact; stipulated.

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Conservative 84% connected

Having power to preserve in a safe of entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.

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Conservative 84% connected

Having power to preserve in a safe of entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.

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Customary 84% connected

Agreeing with, or established by, custom; established by common usage; conventional; habitual.

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Customary 84% connected

Agreeing with, or established by, custom; established by common usage; conventional; habitual.

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Formal 84% connected

See Methylal.

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Formal 84% connected

See Methylal.

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Orthodox 84% connected

Sound in opinion or doctrine, especially in religious doctrine; hence, holding the Christian faith; believing the doctrines taught in the Scriptures;…

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Orthodox 84% connected

Sound in opinion or doctrine, especially in religious doctrine; hence, holding the Christian faith; believing the doctrines taught in the Scriptures;…

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Received 84% connected

of Receive

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Received 84% connected

of Receive

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Square 84% connected

The corner, or angle, of a figure.

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Square 84% connected

The corner, or angle, of a figure.

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Stereotyped 84% connected

of Stereotype

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Stereotyped 84% connected

of Stereotype

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Stereotypic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to stereotype, or stereotype plates.

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Stereotypic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to stereotype, or stereotype plates.

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Stodgy 84% connected

Wet.

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Stodgy 84% connected

Wet.

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Straight 84% connected

A variant of Strait, a.

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Straight 84% connected

A variant of Strait, a.

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Stuffy 84% connected

Stout; mettlesome; resolute.

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Stuffy 84% connected

Stout; mettlesome; resolute.

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Traditional 84% connected

Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without w…

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Traditional 84% connected

Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition; communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only; transmitted from age to age without w…

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Conventionalism 74% connected

That which is received or established by convention or arbitrary agreement; that which is in accordance with the fashion, tradition, or usage.

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Conventionalism 74% connected

That which is received or established by convention or arbitrary agreement; that which is in accordance with the fashion, tradition, or usage.

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Conventionality 74% connected

The state of being conventional; adherence to social formalities or usages; that which is established by conventional use; one of the customary usage…

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Conventionality 74% connected

The state of being conventional; adherence to social formalities or usages; that which is established by conventional use; one of the customary usage…

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Convention 66% connected

The act of coming together; the state of being together; union; coalition.

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Convention 66% connected

The act of coming together; the state of being together; union; coalition.

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Conventionalism 66% connected

That which is received or established by convention or arbitrary agreement; that which is in accordance with the fashion, tradition, or usage.

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Conventionalism 66% connected

That which is received or established by convention or arbitrary agreement; that which is in accordance with the fashion, tradition, or usage.

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Conventionality 66% connected

The state of being conventional; adherence to social formalities or usages; that which is established by conventional use; one of the customary usage…

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Conventionality 66% connected

The state of being conventional; adherence to social formalities or usages; that which is established by conventional use; one of the customary usage…

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Ceremonious 92% connected

Consisting of outward forms and rites; ceremonial. [In this sense ceremonial is now preferred.]

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Established 92% connected

of Establish

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Formal 92% connected

See Methylal.

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Schematic 92% connected

Of or pertaining to a scheme or a schema.

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