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conventional formality
Conventional
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The adjective
conventional
may be used in the sense of
ordinary, unexceptional, as expected now
agreed according to a
convention (norm)
conventional weapon
, one which does not incorporate chemical, biological or nuclear payloads
conventionally grown
, agricultural products that are grown using synthetic chemicals, unlike
organically grown
produce
A
Conventional truck
, a style of truck design with a nose.
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