different between conventional vs kyriological

English

Etymology

convention +? -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?n?v?n??n?l/

Adjective

conventional (comparative more conventional, superlative most conventional)

1. Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.
2. Ordinary, commonplace.
3. Banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or clichéd.
4. (weaponry) Pertaining to a weapon which is not a weapon of mass destruction.
5. (agriculture) Making use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
6. (bridge) In accordance with a bidding convention, as opposed to a natural bid.

Synonyms

• (pertaining to a convention): typical, canonical
• (banal): stereotypical

Antonyms

• (pertaining to a convention): atypical, out of the ordinary, unconventional
• (ordinary): imaginative
• (weapons): nuclear
• (agriculture): organic
• (bridge): natural

Derived terms

Related terms

• convention

Translations

Noun

conventional (plural conventionals)

1. (finance) A conventional gilt-edged security, a kind of bond paying the holder a fixed cash payment (or coupon) every six months until maturity, at which point the holder receives the final payment and the return of the principal.

Further reading

• "conventional" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 80.

English

Alternative forms

• curiologic
• kuriologic
• kyriologic

Adjective

kyriological (not comparable)

1. Serving to denote objects by conventional signs or alphabetical characters.

   The original Greek alphabet of sixteen letters was called kyriological, because it represented the pure elementary sounds.