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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle French conventionnel. The military sense “not nuclear” derives from English conventional. Equivalent to conventie +‎ -eel.

Pronunciation

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  • (Netherlands) IPA(key): /ˌkɔn.vɛn.ʃoːˈneːl/
  • (Belgium) IPA(key): /ˌkɔn.vɛn.s(i.)joːˈneːl/
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  • Hyphenation: con‧ven‧ti‧o‧neel
  • Rhymes: -eːl

Adjective

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conventioneel (comparative conventioneler, superlative conventioneelst)

  1. conventional, usual
  2. routine, habitual
  3. (military) conventional, not atomic, not nuclear

Inflection

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Declension of conventioneel
uninflected conventioneel
inflected conventionele
comparative conventioneler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial conventioneel conventioneler het conventioneelst
het conventioneelste
indefinite m./f. sing. conventionele conventionelere conventioneelste
n. sing. conventioneel conventioneler conventioneelste
plural conventionele conventionelere conventioneelste
definite conventionele conventionelere conventioneelste
partitive conventioneels conventionelers
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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: konvensioneel
  • Indonesian: konvensionil