meeting
Americannoun
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the act of coming together.
a chance meeting in the park.
- Synonyms:
- rendezvous, confrontation, encounter
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an assembly or conference of persons for a specific purpose.
a ten o'clock business meeting.
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the body of persons present at an assembly or conference.
to read a report to the meeting.
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a hostile encounter; duel.
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an assembly for religious worship, especially of Quakers.
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a place or point of contact; junction; juncture: the meeting of the waters.
the meeting of two roads;
the meeting of the waters.
idioms
noun
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an act of coming together; encounter
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an assembly or gathering
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a conjunction or union
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a sporting competition, as of athletes, or of horse racing
Other Word Forms
- submeeting noun
Etymology
Origin of meeting
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; meet 1 + -ing 1
Example Sentences
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In their past two meetings with Celtic they had started slowly, but now they were moving at breakneck pace.
From BBC
We also learn how to ask for feedback, like in a meeting with a professor after an exam, and we learn norms like how formal we should be in-person versus over email.
For months, they had been watching for a moment of opportunity when senior Iranian figures might be meeting and they learnt Khamenei was going to be at a compound in central Tehran on Saturday morning.
From BBC
But today, cops tout Flock cameras at community meetings and some City Council members have paid to bring them to their districts.
From Los Angeles Times
Residents concerned about the possible poisoning of Orange County waterways with herbicides have been making their voices heard on Instagram and pressured the county into holding a meeting on the issue Monday night.
From Los Angeles Times
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