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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | noisy celebration |
| Synonyms: | bash*, blowout, ceremony, convention, festival, gathering, hoopla, jubilee, party, rally, revelry, shindig, wingding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | mode |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | trend, fad |
| Synonyms: | chic, convention, craze, cry, dernier cri, fashion, furor, last word, latest thing, latest wrinkle, look, mainstream, now*, rage*, style, thing*, vogue |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pact |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | agreement |
| Synonyms: | alliance, arrangement, bargain, bond, compact, concord, concordat, contract, convention, covenant, deal, league, paper, piece of paper, protocol, settlement, transaction, treaty, understanding |
| Antonyms: | disagreement |
| Main Entry: | practice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | routine, usual procedure |
| Synonyms: | convenance, convention, custom, fashion, form, habit, habitude, manner, method, mode, praxis, proceeding, process, rule, system, tradition, trick, usage, use, usefulness, utility, way, wont |
| Antonyms: | abstention, refrain |
| Main Entry: | principle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | law, standard |
| Synonyms: | assumption, axiom, basis, canon, convention, criterion, dictum, doctrine, dogma, ethic, form, formula, foundation, fundamental, golden rule, ground, maxim, origin, postulate, precept, prescript, principium, proposition, regulation, rule, source, theorem, truth, usage, verity |
| Notes: | principle means fundamental, as in beliefs or truths or understandings and it is always a noun; principal can be a noun or adjective meaning chief or of first importance |
| Main Entry: | punctilio |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | etiquette |
| Synonyms: | ceremony, civility, code, convention, courtesy, customs, decorum, dignity, form, formalities, formality, mores, nicety, p's and q's, politesse, proper behavior, protocol, refinement, rules, social graces |
| Main Entry: | rally |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | celebratory meeting |
| Synonyms: | assemblage, assembly, celebration, clambake, convention, convocation, get-together, mass meeting, meet, pep rally, pow-wow, session |
| Main Entry: | ritual |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ceremony, tradition |
| Synonyms: | act, ceremonial, communion, convention, custom, form, formality, habit, liturgy, observance, ordinance, practice, prescription, procedure, protocol, red tape, rite, routine, sacrament, service, solemnity, stereotype, usage |
| Notes: | a rite is an established form of religious or otherwise solemn practice; a ritual is a prescribed form for carrying out the ceremonies associated with such a practice (both from Latin ritus 'ceremony') |
| Main Entry: | seminar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conference |
| Synonyms: | convention, discussion, forum, group discussion, meeting, open discussion, palaver, powwow, rap session, round table, symposium, workshop |
| Notes: | a seminary is a theological school for training ministers or priests or rabbis; a seminar is any meeting or conference for an exchange of ideas or a course offered for a small group of advanced students |
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