convention

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1. Latin · derived fromconventiō“meeting, assembling; agreement, convention”
2. Middle French · borrowed fromconvention
3. English todayconvention

Recorded since about 1440, borrowed from Middle French convention, from Latin conventiō (“meeting, assembling; agreement, convention”), from conveniō (“come, gather or meet together, assemble”), from con- (“with, together”) + veniō (“come”). Equivalent to convene + -tion.