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(găTH'ər-ĭng) pronunciation
n.
    1. The action of one that gathers.
    2. That which is gathered or amassed; a collection or accumulation.
  1. An assembly of persons; a meeting.
  2. The collecting of food that grows wild, such as berries, roots, and grains.
  3. A gather in cloth.
  4. 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.

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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.

pronunciation 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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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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