proceedings

[pruh-see-ding]

pro·ceed·ing

[pruh-see-ding]
noun
1.
a particular action or course or manner of action.
2.
proceedings, a series of activities or events; happenings.
3.
the act of a person or thing that proceeds: Our proceeding down the mountain was hindered by mud slides.
4.
proceedings, a record of the doings or transactions of a fraternal, academic, etc., society.
5.
proceedings, Law.
a.
the instituting or carrying on of an action at law.
b.
a legal step or measure: to institute proceedings against a person.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English; see proceed, -ing1


1, 2, 4. See process.

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Proceedings is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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proceedings definition

publication
(Proc.) A printed collection of papers presented at a conference or meeting, e.g. "The Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Microelectronics for Neural Networks and Fuzzy Systems". Along with learned journals, conference proceedings are a major repository of peer-reviewed research results.
(2008-07-16)

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