Gathering

noun

/ˈɡæ.ðə.ɹɪŋ/

Word Frequency: 14.0

Definitions

1.nounA meeting or get-together; a party or social function.

"I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists."

2.nounA group of people or things.

"A gathering of fruit."

3.nounA section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.

"This gathering machine forms the backbone of a bookbinding operation."

4.nounA charitable contribution; a collection.

5.nounA tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.

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