conventionality

[kuhn-ven-shuh-nal-i-tee]

con·ven·tion·al·i·ty

[kuhn-ven-shuh-nal-i-tee]
noun, plural con·ven·tion·al·i·ties for 3, 4.
1.
conventional quality or character.
2.
adherence to convention.
3.
a conventional practice, principle, form, etc.
4.
conventionalities, conventional rules of behavior.

Origin:
1825–35; conventional + -ity

sem·i·con·ven·tion·al·i·ty, noun, plural sem·i·con·ven·tion·al·i·ties.
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Conventionality has a plethora of syllables.
So is cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine. Does it mean:
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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conventionality (kənˌvɛnʃəˈnælɪtɪ)
 
n , pl -ties
1.  the quality or characteristic of being conventional, esp in behaviour, thinking, etc
2.  (often plural) something conventional, esp a normal or accepted rule of behaviour; propriety

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