conventional
B2Frequent NGSL-3UK /kənˈvenʃənl/US /kənˈvenʃənl/
Meaning
adjective
tending to follow what is done or considered acceptable by society in general; normal and ordinary, and perhaps not very interesting
“conventional behaviour/morality”
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