counterconvention

noun

A convention (habit or custom) that opposes or subverts the norm.

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Meanings

nouncounterconvention (plural counterconventions)

plural counterconventions

  1. A convention (habit or custom) that opposes or subverts the norm.
  2. A convention (meeting) held in response to another convention, and opposing it.

Origin

From counter- + convention.

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APA

counterconvention. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterconvention

MLA

“counterconvention.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterconvention. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterconvention,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterconvention.

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