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Conventionality

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

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Conformity 76% connected

Correspondence in form, manner, or character; resemblance; agreement; congruity; -- followed by to, with, or between.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Orthodoxy 76% connected

Soundness of faith; a belief in the doctrines taught in the Scriptures, or in some established standard of faith; -- opposed to heterodoxy or to here…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Conformity 76% connected

Correspondence in form, manner, or character; resemblance; agreement; congruity; -- followed by to, with, or between.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Ossification 76% connected

The formation of bone; the process, in the growth of an animal, by which inorganic material (mainly lime salts) is deposited in cartilage or membrane…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Conventional 74% connected

Formed by agreement or compact; stipulated.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Conventional 74% connected

Formed by agreement or compact; stipulated.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Conventional 66% connected

Formed by agreement or compact; stipulated.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Conventional 66% connected

Formed by agreement or compact; stipulated.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 2

Convention 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Conventionalism 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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