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meeting I. noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of meten to meet — more at meet : an act or process of coming together: as a. archaic : duel b. : a chance or planned encounter < his first meeting with the man in many years > c. (1) : an assembly for religious worship < attended meeting on Sunday > < stood in the dark across the road from a Negro church where they were holding meeting — Edwin Granberry > (2) dialect England : a congregation of religious dissenters or their house of worship (3) : the permanent governing organization of a congregation of the Society of Friends or that of a regional group of congregations d. : a gathering for business, social, or other purposes < a meeting of the board of directors > < a meeting of Congress > e. : a horse or dog-racing session extending for a stated term of days at one track < begins the metropolitan racing season with a 21-day meeting in April — American Guide Series: New York City > f. : confluence, intersection, junction < the meeting of two great rivers > g. : a place of meeting h. : a joint in carpentry or masonry II. adjective Etymology: from present participle of meet (I) 1. : that meets : marked by or used for meeting 2. obsolete : responsive < immortal verse such as the meeting soul may pierce — John Milton > |