meeting, n.
(meetings)
freq. cnt. 39
(meetings)
freq. cnt. 39
a formally arranged gathering
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 30 freq. cnt.: 30
group meeting meeting
sample sentences
"next year the meeting will be in Chicago""the meeting elected a chairperson"
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derivationally related form
a small informal social gathering
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 4
get together meeting
sample sentences
"there was an informal meeting in my living room"
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hypernym
hyponym
the social act of assembling for some common purpose
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
coming together congress meeting
sample sentences
"his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day""the lovers met discreetly for the purposes of sexual congress"
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hypernym
hyponym
a casual or unexpected convergence
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2
encounter meeting
sample sentences
"he still remembers their meeting in Paris""there was a brief encounter in the hallway"
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the act of joining together as one
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
coming together meeting merging
sample sentences
"the merging of the two groups occurred quickly""there was no meeting of minds"
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derivationally related form
a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
<noun.location>
confluence meeting
sample sentences
"Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers"
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