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3. A congregation; a collection of people; a
convention; as, a large meeting; an harmonious
meeting.

4. An assembly for worship; as, to attend
meeting on Sunday; -- in England, applied distinctively and
disparagingly to the worshiping assemblies of Dissenters.

Syn. -- Conference; assembly; company; convention;
congregation; junction; confluence; union.

Meet"ing*house` (?), n. A house
used as a place of worship; a church; -- in England, applied only to
a house so used by Dissenters.

Meet"ly, adv. Fitly; suitably;
properly.

Meet"ness, n. Fitness;
suitableness; propriety.

{ Meg- (m&ebreve;g-), Meg"a (m&ebreve;g"&adot;-
), Meg"a*lo- (-l&osl;-) }. [Gr. me`gas, gen.
mega`loy, great.] Combining forms signifying:
(a) Great, extended, powerful; as, megascope,
megacosm. (b) (Metric System, Elec.,
Mech., etc.) A million times, a million of; as,
megameter, a million meters; megafarad, a million
farads; megohm, a million ohms.


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