COMING TOGETHER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of joining together as one

Example:

there was no meeting of minds

Synonyms:

coming together; meeting; merging

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("coming together" is a kind of...):

convergence; convergency; converging (the act of converging (coming closer))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coming together"):

concourse; confluence (a coming together of people)

Meaning:

The social act of assembling for some common purpose

Example:

the lovers met discreetly for the purposes of sexual congress

Synonyms:

coming together; congress; meeting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("coming together" is a kind of...):

assemblage; assembly; gathering (the social act of assembling)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coming together"):

rendezvous (a meeting planned at a certain time and place)

session (a meeting devoted to a particular activity)

visit (the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity)

visit (the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection))

visit (the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time)