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Definition conventional in British English

conventional adjective

adjective
/kənˈvenʃ(ə)nəl/
1

of the usual, traditional, or accepted type, instead of being new and different

Example

You can cook the meat either in a microwave or in a conventional oven.

Example

He wanted a conventional marriage with a wife and kids.

Example

the problems associated with conventional methods of energy production

Example

Her views are remarkably conventional.

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1.1

someone who is conventional follows the usual and accepted opinions and ways of behaving, especially without questioning them

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2

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

Example

the deployment of conventional armed forces in Europe

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3

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.

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Definition conventional in British English