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conventional
/kənˈvɛnʃənl/
noun
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.
adjective
Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.
Ordinary, commonplace.
"They wear conventional clothes, eat conventional food, and keep conventional hours."
Banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or clichéd.
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