gathering

(găTH'ər-ĭng)
n.

1. 1. The action of one that gathers.
   2. That which is gathered or amassed; a collection or accumulation.
2. An assembly of persons; a meeting.
3. The collecting of food that grows wild, such as berries, roots, and grains.
4. A gather in cloth.
5. A suppurated swelling; a boil or abscess.

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Direct mail: collation of promotion package components prior to inserting into an outer envelope. See also inserter.

Printing: bindery line process that collates and assembles folded signatures into the appropriate sequence for binding. Technology now exists for computerized selective binding that can create multiple versions of a print product in one production stream by gathering different signatures for each version, usually according to a code on the address label placed on the final product.

noun

1. A quantity accumulated: accumulation, aggregation, amassment, assemblage, collection, congeries, cumulation, mass. See collect/distribute.
2. A number of persons who have come or been gathered together: assemblage, assembly, body, company, conclave, conference, congregation, congress, convention, convocation, crowd, group, meeting, muster, troop. Informal get-together. See collect/distribute.
3. The act or fact of coming together: concourse, confluence, convergence, junction, meeting. See connect.

n

Definition: assemblage
Antonyms: scattering

A transition between two sections (as in a chimney, flue, or duct) which have different areas.

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IN BRIEF: A number of people meeting together.

The original Greek meaning of the word anthology is a collection or gathering of flowers in bloom. — Jane Garmey.

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The nature of a particular gathering suggests the meaning of this symbol (e.g., a happy and sociable assembly or a sad or angry crowd). Groups also suggest the collective opinion of others.

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For a list of words related to gathering, see:

• Publishing - gathering: section in book, usu. a sheet cut into various leaves
• Business and Science of Agriculture - gathering: primitive system of collecting nuts and crops that are growing wild
• Celebrations, Observances, Rites, and Gatherings - gathering: any assemblage of several persons for a specific, often social or ceremonial, purpose

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See words rhyming with "gathering."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - forsamling, opløb, selskab

Nederlands (Dutch)
bijeenkomst, katern (boek), abces, het verzamelen, plooisel

Français (French)
n. - réunion, rassemblement, cueillette, (Cout) fronces, (Imprim) assemblage

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zusammenkunft, Ansammlung, eiterndes Geschwür, Kräuselfalten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συγκέντρωση, σύναξη, απόστημα, κακοφόρμισμα, σούρα

Italiano (Italian)
assemblea, riunione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ajuntamento (m), arrecadação (f), colheita (f), supuração (f) (Med.), formação (f) de cabeça ou furúnculo (Med.)

Русский (Russian)
встреча, собирание, сбор (урожая и пр.), нагноение

Español (Spanish)
n. - reunión, asamblea, concurrencia, compilación

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - samling, möte, varsamling, materialsamling, rynkparti

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
聚集, 收款

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 聚集, 收款

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 모임, 수확, 종양

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 集まり, 集会, 採集, 採集品, 収穫, 丁合, ギャザー, できもの, 会合

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تجمع, اجتماع, حشد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עצרת, מפגש, אסיפה, מוגלה‬

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