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verb (used without object)
1.
to come together or assemble, usually for some public purpose.
verb (used with object)
2.
to cause to assemble; convoke.
3.
to summon to appear, as before a judicial officer.
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Convened
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin convenīre to come together, equivalent to con- con- + venīre to come
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin convenīre to come together, equivalent to con- con- + venīre to come
Related forms
con·ven·a·ble, adjective
con·ven·a·bly, adverb
con·ven·er, con·ve·nor, noun
re·con·vene, verb, -vened, -ven·ing.
un·con·ven·a·ble, adjective
EXPANDSynonyms
1. congregate, meet, collect, gather.
1. congregate, meet, collect, gather.
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Example Sentences
- It is by far the largest and ablest convention which has convened in.
- The expulsions followed by one week a disciplinary hearing that was convened at the request of the female student.
- The ministerial group was convened in response to popular anger at the perceived leniency of the sentences.
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Word Origin & History
convene
early 15c., from M.Fr. convenir, from L. convenire "unite, be suitable, agree," from com- "together" + venire "to come" (see venue). Related: Convener (late 16c.); convening (1650s).
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