Main entry: coming together, meeting, merging
Definition: the act of joining together as one
Usage: the merging of the two groups occurred quickly; there was no meeting of minds
Main entry: coming together, meeting
Definition: the social act of assembling for some common purpose
Usage: his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day
Main entry: meeting, encounter
Definition: a casual or unexpected convergence
Usage: he still remembers their meeting in Paris; there was a brief encounter in the hallway
Main entry: group meeting, meeting
Definition: a formally arranged gathering
Usage: next year the meeting will be in Chicago; the meeting elected a chairperson
Main entry: meeting, get together
Definition: a small informal social gathering
Usage: there was an informal meeting in my living room
Main entry: meeting, confluence
Definition: a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
Usage: Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers