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Convocation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of calling or assembling by summons. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the act of convoking wordnet
  3. 3
    An assembly or meeting. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    a group gathered in response to a summons wordnet
  5. 5
    An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs. countable, uncountable

    "Convocation will sit in York too, so the northern church can have its say in how we worship God."

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  1. 6
    An academic assembly, in which the business of a university is transacted. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A flock of eagles. collective, countable, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English convocacioun, from Old French convocation, from Latin convocatio, convocationem.

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