meeting

meeting
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. encounter, assembly, junction; duel; tangency. See contact, convergence.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [The act of coming together]
Syn. encounter, juxtaposition, juxtaposing, joining, confluence, juncture, apposition, unifying, unification, adherence, rencounter, convergence, confrontation, abutment, contacting, connection, recontact possibility, conflict, contention, accord, agreement, compromising, reception, harmonizing.
Ant. departure*, separation, dispersal.
2. [A gathering, usually of people]
Syn. conference, assemblage, rally; see gathering .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
1. encounter engagement, confrontation, rendezvous, collision, convergence.
2. assembly gathering, conference, *powwow, congregation, convention, get-together, discussion, council, *confab.
ANT.: avoidance, parting
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. The act or fact of coming together: concourse, confluence, convergence, gathering, junction. See CONNECT. 2. A number of persons who have come or been gathered together: assemblage, assembly, body, company, conclave, conference, congregation, congress, convention, convocation, crowd, gathering, group, muster, troop. Informal: get-together. See COLLECT. 3. A formal assemblage of the members of a group: assembly, conference, congress, convention, convocation. See ASSEMBLE.

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