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convention vs ossification

ossification vs convention

convention and ossification both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
convention Yes No No No
ossification Yes No No No
As nouns, ossification is a hyponym of convention; that is, ossification is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than convention:
  • convention: orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional
  • ossification: hardened conventionality
Other hyponyms of convention include conformity.
convention (noun) ossification (noun)
the act of convening hardened conventionality
orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional the developmental process of bone formation
something regarded as a normative example the process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thought or behavior
(diplomacy) an international agreement the calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material
a large formal assembly
Difference between convention and ossification

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