convocation
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
[edit] Etymology
From Latin convocare (“to come together”)
[edit] Noun
convocation (plural convocations)
- The act of calling or assembling by summons.
- An assembly or meeting.
- An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs.
- An academical assembly, in which the business of the university is transacted.
[edit] Coordinate terms
- (academic assembly): commencement
