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Definition of "meeting" []

  • The act or process or an instance of coming together; an encounter. (noun)
  • An assembly or gathering of people, as for a business, social, or religious purpose. (noun)
  • Meeting of the minds Agreement; concord. (idiom)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "meeting" in a sentence
  • "I imagine that most writers blanch and shudder upon meeting meeting meeting*, then reach for the internalized thesaurus..."
  • "We look forward to the next Senior Officials meeting to be held next year in Cartagena, Colombia and the Ministerial meeting� in the Philippines in 2003."
  • "The next meeting, in this case, would be an “adjourned meeting” of the same session."