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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMeeting
/ˈmiː.tɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An assembly of people for a particular purpose, especially for formal discussion.
"The marketing team will hold a meeting tomorrow morning."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English verb 'mētan', meaning to come together, find, or encounter, combined with the nominalizing suffix '-ing'. Historically rooted in Germanic languages, it evolved from signifying any casual physical encounter into denoting a structured assembly of people for discussion.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Meeting" is said worldwide
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réunion
Transliteration: réunion
"Nous avons une réunion à dix heures."
Besprechung
Transliteration: Besprechung
"Das Meeting dauert noch eine Stunde."
riunione
Transliteration: riunione
"La riunione è iniziata in ritardo."
reunión
Transliteration: reunión
"Tengo una reunión importante esta tarde."
reunião
Transliteration: reunião
"A reunião foi adiada para amanhã."
बैठक
Transliteration: baithak
"कल सुबह एक महत्वपूर्ण बैठक है।"
会议
Transliteration: huìyì
"经理正在主持一个会议。"
회의
Transliteration: hoeui
"오후에 회의가 있습니다."
会議
Transliteration: kaigi
"午後から会議に出席します。"
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