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SOCIAL GATHERING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship
Synonyms:
social affair; social gathering
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("social gathering" is a kind of...):
assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "social gathering"):
bee (a social gathering to carry out some communal task or to hold competitions)
love feast (a social gathering intended to create goodwill among the participants)
company (a social gathering of guests or companions)
function (a formal or official social gathering or ceremony)
party (a group of people gathered together for pleasure)
supper (a social gathering where a light evening meal is served)
get together; meeting (a small informal social gathering)
