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gathering
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gathering

noun

Definition of GATHERING

1
: assembly, meeting
2
: a suppurating swelling : abscess
3
: the collecting of food or raw materials from the wild
4
: collection, compilation
5
: a gather in cloth
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Examples of GATHERING

  1. I see my cousins only at occasional family gatherings.
  2. dinner parties and other social gatherings
  3. a gathering of political leaders

First Known Use of GATHERING

before 12th century

Related to GATHERING

Synonyms
assemblage, assembly, conference, congregation, convocation, ingathering, meeting, muster

gath·er·ing

noun    (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of GATHERING

: a suppurating swelling : abscess

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