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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGet-Together
/ˈɡɛt təˈɡɛðər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An informal meeting or gathering of people for social purposes.
"We organized a get-together to celebrate her birthday." - 2
A casual assembly of friends or family.
"The family had a get-together over the weekend."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'get-together' originated in the early 20th century, combining the verb 'get' from Old Norse 'geta' meaning 'to obtain' and 'together' from Old English 'tōgædere', meaning 'in a group'. The phrase evolved to denote informal gatherings or meetings.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Get-Together" is said worldwide
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rassemblement
Transliteration: ra-sam-bluh-mahn
"Nous avons organisé un rassemblement pour célébrer son anniversaire."
Zusammenkunft
Transliteration: tsu-zah-men-kunft
"Wir haben eine Zusammenkunft organisiert, um ihren Geburtstag zu feiern."
incontro
Transliteration: in-kon-tro
"Abbiamo organizzato un incontro per festeggiare il suo compleanno."
reunión
Transliteration: re-u-nyon
"Organizamos una reunión para celebrar su cumpleaños."
encontro
Transliteration: en-kon-tro
"Organizamos um encontro para celebrar seu aniversário."
मिलन
Transliteration: milan
"हमने उसके जन्मदिन के लिए एक मिलन का आयोजन किया।"
聚会
Transliteration: jùhuì
"我们为她的生日组织了一次聚会。"
모임
Transliteration: mo-im
"우리는 그녀의 생일을 축하하기 위해 모임을 조직했습니다."
集まり
Transliteration: atsumari
"私たちは彼女の誕生日を祝うために集まりを開催しました。"
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