English Explanatory Dictionary

conventionalism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Adherence to social conventions; conventional behavior.
  2. A conventional act or constraint.
  3. The doctrine that logical or mathematical principles are simply the expression of conventions.

Word forms

conventionalism conventionalisms

Etymology

From conventional + -ism.

Related words

conventionalist
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