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convention

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practice widely observed in a group; custom; accepted technique or device

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conventional

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customary or commonplace

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converge

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to approach; come together; tend to meet

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convex

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curved outward

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convivial

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sociable

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convoluted

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twisted; complicated

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copious

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abundant; plentiful

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coquette

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woman who flirts

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cornucopia

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horn overflowing with fruit and grain; theory of the origin and structure of the universe

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cosmology

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study of the universe as a totality; theory of the origin and structure of the universe

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cosmos

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physical universe regarded as totality

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cosmic

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relating to the physical universe, especially distinct from Earth, and suggests infinite vastness

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covert

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hidden; secret

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