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feminine

/kombenˈθjon/

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Translation

convention, agreement

Word origin

From Latin conventio, from convenire ('to come together'), from con ('together') plus venire ('to come').

Origin
Latin
Root
conventio
English cognates
convention, convene, convent

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralconvenciones

Examples

Madrid.

The medical convention is held in Madrid.

.

I attended a convention about new technologies.

, .

It is just a social convention, nothing more.

¿ ?

When does the convention start this year?

.

The countries signed an international peace convention.

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