326: convention Oct 30, 2015

'Convention' has a few meanings, including the sense of a gathering, and in the sense of something traditionally accepted. Two related words, 'convene' and 'conventional', exemplify one sense respectively. 'Convention' ultimately comes from the Latin 'conventio(n-)' meaning ‘meeting, covenant’. 'Convene' is more conventional, in that it is closer to the original meaning than 'conventional' which originated in the late 18th century.