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meetings

/ˈmiːtɪŋz/

meetings is the plural of meeting.

Meaning of meeting

Noun

meeting (countable and uncountable, plural meetings)

  1. (gerund, uncountable) The act of persons or things that meet.
    • Meeting him will be exciting. I enjoy meeting new people.
  2. A gathering of persons for a purpose; an assembly.
    • We need to have a meeting about that soon.
    Synonyms:
    powwow
  3. (collective) The people at such a gathering.
    • What has the meeting decided.
  4. An encounter between people, even accidental.
    • They came together in a chance meeting on the way home from work.
  5. A place or instance of junction or intersection; a confluence.
    • Earthquakes occur at the meeting of tectonic plates.
  6. (dated, rustic US) A religious service held by a charismatic preacher in small towns in the United States.
    • You use ta give a good meetin'. I recollect one time you give a whole sermon walkin' around on your hands, yellin' your head off.1939, John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath, page 20

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Phrases with meetings

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Questions about meetings

What is meetings the plural of?
Meetings is the plural of meeting.
How do you pronounce meetings?
Meetings is pronounced /ˈmiːtɪŋz/.

Words near meetings in the dictionary

  1. meetingitis
  2. meetingless
  3. meetinglike
  4. meetingplace
  5. meetingplaces
  6. meetings
  7. meetings of minds
  8. meetings of the mindless
  9. meetings of the minds
  10. meetly
  11. meetness

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