a formally arranged gathering; next year the meeting will be in Chicago; the meeting elected a chairperson

[ Syn: group meeting ]

a small informal social gathering; there was an informal meeting in my living room

[ Syn: get together ]

a casual or unexpected convergence; he still remembers their meeting in Paris; there was a brief encounter in the hallway

[ Syn: encounter ]

the social act of assembling for some common purpose; his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day

[ Syn: coming together ]

the act of joining together as one; the merging of the two groups occurred quickly; there was no meeting of minds

[ Syn: merging , coming together ]

a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers); Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers

[ Syn: confluence ]