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Noun gathering has 4 senses
- gathering, assemblage - a group of persons together in one place
--1 is a kind of social group
--1 has particulars: | body; building; carload; contingent; floor; pair; room; trio, threesome, triad, trinity; turnout; quartet, quartette, foursome; quintet, quintette, fivesome; sextet, sextette, sixsome; septet, septette, sevensome; octet, octette, eightsome; assembly; crowd; multitude, throng, concourse; audience; community; municipality; cast, cast of characters, dramatis personae; class, form, grade; class, year; social gathering, social affair; crowd, crew, gang, bunch; meeting; covey; quorum; rally, mass meeting; commune; convocation; fair; bevy; cortege, retinue, suite, entourage; camp; muster; rap group; rave-up; table; wine tasting |
- assembly, assemblage, gathering - the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly"
--2 is a kind of group action
--2 has particulars:
- gather, gathering - the act of gathering something
--3 is a kind of collection, collecting, assembling, aggregation
--3 has particulars:
- gather, gathering - sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
--4 is a kind of sewing, stitchery
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