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Definition of Meeting
1. Noun. A formally arranged gathering. "The meeting elected a chairperson"
Generic synonyms: Assemblage, Gathering
Specialized synonyms: Board Meeting, Committee Meeting, Camp Meeting, Caucus, Conclave, Conference, Congress, Convention, Council, Forum, Plenum, Psychotherapy Group, Stockholders Meeting, Summit, Summit Meeting, Town Meeting
Derivative terms: Meet
2. Noun. A small informal social gathering. "There was an informal meeting in my living room"
Generic synonyms: Social Affair, Social Gathering
Specialized synonyms: Conventicle, Appointment, Date, Engagement, Visit, Lunch Meeting, Luncheon Meeting, Power Breakfast, Seance, Session, Sitting
Derivative terms: Get Together, Get Together, Meet, Meet
3. Noun. A casual or unexpected convergence. "There was a brief encounter in the hallway"
Generic synonyms: Convergence
Specialized synonyms: Alignment, Conjunction
Derivative terms: Encounter, Meet
4. Noun. The social act of assembling for some common purpose. "His meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"
Generic synonyms: Assemblage, Assembly, Gathering
Specialized synonyms: Rendezvous, Session, Socialisation, Socialising, Socialization, Socializing, Visit, Visit, Visit
Derivative terms: Meet, Meet
5. Noun. The act of joining together as one. "There was no meeting of minds"
Generic synonyms: Convergence, Convergency, Converging
Specialized synonyms: Concourse, Confluence
Derivative terms: Merge
6. Noun. A place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers). "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers"
Generic synonyms: Geographic Point, Geographical Point
Category relationships: River
Derivative terms: Confluent
Definition of Meeting
1. n. A coming together; an assembling; as, the meeting of Congress.
Definition of Meeting
1. Verb. (present participle of meet) ¹
2. Noun. A gathering of people/parties for a purpose. ¹
3. Noun. The people at such a gathering, as a collective. ¹
4. Noun. An encounter between people, even accidental. ¹
5. Noun. A place or instance of junction or intersection. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Meeting
1. an assembly for a common purpose [n -S]
Medical Definition of Meeting
1. 1. A coming together; an assembling; as, the meeting of Congress. 2. A junction, crossing, or union; as, the meeting of the roads or of two rivers. 3. A congregation; a collection of people; a convention; as, a large meeting; an harmonius meeting. 4. An assembly for worship; as, to attend meeting on Sunday; in England, applied distinctively and disparagingly to the worshiping assemblies of Dissenters. Synonym: Conference, assembly, company, convention, congregation, junction, confluence, union. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)