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Definition conventional in British English
conventional
adjective
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adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
the problems associated with conventional methods of energy production
Her views are remarkably conventional.
someone who is conventional follows the usual and accepted opinions and ways of behaving, especially without questioning them
conventional weapons are guns, bombs etc of the usual type, not nuclear weapons. A conventional war is one that does not involve the use of nuclear weapons
the deployment of conventional armed forces in Europe
conventional medical treatments are the type of modern medical treatments based on drugs and operations used by most doctors in Europe, North America etc. The expression conventional medicine is often used when comparing these methods with alternative medicine.
