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convenance (noun)

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  • convenance — [ kɒnvəˌnα:ns] (also convenances) noun archaic conventional propriety. Origin Fr., from convenir be fitting , from L. convenire (see convene) …   English new terms dictionary

  • mariage de convenance — /mariˌaʒ də kɒ̃vəˈnɒ̃s/ (say mahree.ahzh duh konvuh nons) noun → marriage of convenience …  

  • marriage of convenience — noun a marriage for expediency rather than love • Hypernyms: ↑marriage, ↑matrimony, ↑union, ↑spousal relationship, ↑wedlock * * * Etymology: translation of French mariage de convenance : a marriage contracted rather for the advantages (as keeping …   Useful english dictionary

  • convent — noun /kɒn.vɛnt/ a) A religious community whose members, (especially nuns) live under strict observation of religious rules and self imposed vows. b) The buildings and pertaining surroundings in which such a community lives. See Also: convenance,… …   Wiktionary

  • marriage of convenience — noun a marriage of expediency, usually for money or position. Also, mariage de convenance …  

  • form — n 1 Form, figure, shape, conformation, configuration are comparable when they denote the disposition or arrangement of content that gives a particular aspect or appearance to a thing as distinguished from the substance of which that thing is made …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Calque — In linguistics, a calque (pronEng|kælk) or loan translation is a word or phrase borrowed from another language by literal, word for word (Latin: verbum pro verbo ) or root for root translation. For example, the common English phrase flea market… …   Wikipedia

  • decorum — I noun act demanded by social custom, amenability, amenableness, amenities, appropriate behavior, appropriateness, best behavior, best of taste, bienseance, civility, civilized behavior, code of what is fitting, conduct, conformity, consideration …   Law dictionary

  • usage — Synonyms and related words: acceptance, acceptation, acception, active use, adjectival phrase, antonym, appliance, application, articulation, automatism, bad habit, bon ton, care, ceremony, characteristic, choice, choice of words, clause,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • habit — n 1 Habit, habitude, practice, usage, custom, use, wont are comparable when they mean a way of behaving, doing, or proceeding that has become fixed by constant repetition. These words may be used also as collective or abstract nouns denoting… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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