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la convention

/kɔ̃.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃/ noun · feminine B1
  1. convention, agreement
  2. convention (formal meeting) · la convention sur l’avenir de l’Europe the convention on the future of Europe
  3. convention (conventionally standardised choice) · Par convention, le courant va du plus vers le moins. By convention, the current goes from positive to negative.

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— Oui, madame, répondit Villefort ; c'est même plus qu'un projet, c'est une convention.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 732 · C1
Selon les conventions, la voiture qui devait rejoindre Danglars attendait devant la maison Thomson et French.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 1077 · C1

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