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COMING TOGETHER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of joining together as one
Example:
there was no meeting of minds
Synonyms:
coming together; meeting; merging
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("coming together" is a kind of...):
convergence; convergency; converging (the act of converging (coming closer))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coming together"):
concourse; confluence (a coming together of people)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The social act of assembling for some common purpose
Example:
the lovers met discreetly for the purposes of sexual congress
Synonyms:
coming together; congress; meeting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("coming together" is a kind of...):
assemblage; assembly; gathering (the social act of assembling)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coming together"):
rendezvous (a meeting planned at a certain time and place)
session (a meeting devoted to a particular activity)
socialisation; socialising; socialization; socializing (the act of meeting for social purposes)
visit (the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity)
visit (the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection))
visit (the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time)
