gathering

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
A group of people or things.
A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.
A charitable contribution; a collection.
The collection of produce, items, goods, etc.; the practice of collecting food from nature.
A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.

verb

adj

/ˈɡæð.ə.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈɡæð.ɚ.ɪŋ/ en-us-gathering.ogg

gathering gatherings

From Middle English gadering, from Old English gaderung (“gathering, assembly”), equivalent to gather + -ing (verbal noun ending).

assemblage concourse congregation

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