word
Conventional
Kuh-NVEH-nshuh-nuhl
/kʌˈnvɛnʃʌnʌl/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
conventional
Dictionary meaning
Following accepted customs and proprieties.
Examples
- Conventional wisdom.
- Conventional bourgeois lives.
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Ephemeral
ih-FEM-er-ul
Mellifluous
muh-LIF-loo-us
Perspicacious
pur-spi-KAY-shus
Obsequious
uhb-SEE-kwee-us
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