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meet·ing

meeting

 
pronunciation:
mi tIng
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: When a group of people come together to talk about something, it is called a meeting. At a meeting, people often make decisions.
The teachers will have a meeting with the principal after school today.Mr. Todd was very late for the business meeting and missed an important part of the discussion.
 
synonyms:
assembly, conference, convention, gathering
similar words:
congregation, congress, talk
definition 2: A meeting is the act of coming together in the same place with another person or with a group of people. Some meetings are planned and some happen by accident.
My meeting with Jordan downtown was a fun surprise. I hadn't talked to him or seen him for a long time.My mom said she had a nice meeting with her friend yesterday. They met at a cafe and had lunch.
synonyms:
encounter
similar words:
appointment, brush, contact, date
definition 3: A meeting is a joining or coming together of two things, or the place where this happens.
A castle was constructed at the meeting of the two rivers.
synonyms:
intersection
similar words:
concentration, congress, contact, union
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