 meeting |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a formally arranged gathering | |
| Examples: | "next year the meeting will be in Chicago" "the meeting elected a chairperson" |
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| Related terms: | gathering conference convention congress conclave town_meeting forum board_meeting caucus stockholders_meeting encounter_group summit plenum camp_meeting council psychotherapy_group meet | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a small informal social gathering | |
| Synonyms: | get_together | |
| Examples: | "there was an informal meeting in my livingroom" |
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| Related terms: | social_gathering date visit conventicle luncheon_meeting power_breakfast seance meet meet | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the social act of assembling for some common purpose | |
| Synonyms: | coming_together | |
| Examples: | "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day" |
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| Related terms: | assembly visit session visit rendezvous socialization visit meet | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a casual or unexpected convergence | |
| Synonyms: | encounter | |
| Examples: | "he still remembers their meeting in Paris" "there was a brief encounter in the hallway" |
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| Related terms: | convergence conjunction find | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the act of joining together as one | |
| Synonyms: | merging coming_together | |
| Examples: | "the merging of the two groups occurred quickly" "there was no meeting of minds" |
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| Related terms: | convergence concourse unify | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers) | |
| Synonyms: | junction confluence | |
| Examples: | "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers" |
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| Related terms: | topographic_point geographic_point interchange intersection T-junction traffic_circle railway_junction river | |
| Similar spelling: |
Meidinger |
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