gathering

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡæ.ðə.ɹɪŋ/

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From Middle English gadering, from Old English gaderung (“gathering, assembly”), equivalent to gather +‎ -ing (verbal noun ending).

gathering (plural gatherings)

Coptic binding with eight gatherings (3).

1. A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.

   I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists.

2. A group of people or things.

   A gathering of fruit.

3. (bookbinding) A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.

   This gathering machine forms the backbone of a bookbinding operation.

4. A charitable contribution; a collection.
5. (medicine) A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.

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From Middle English gaderynge, equivalent to gather +‎ -ing (present participle ending).

gathering

1. present participle of gather

   She enjoyed gathering wildflowers.

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