convocation

🇺🇸 /ˌkɑːnvəˈkeɪʃn/ 🇬🇧 /ˌkɒnvəˈkeɪʃn/
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noun
R

A big, important meeting, usually for a group like a church or a university.

The university's convocation was held on the main campus.

R

The act of gathering people together for a meeting or event.

The convocation of the leaders was necessary to discuss the crisis.

R

A ceremony where students receive their degrees at a university or college.

I attended my sister's convocation ceremony last week.

translation

n. A big, important meeting, usually for a group like a church or a university.; The act of gathering people together for a meeting or event.; A ceremony where students receive their degrees at a university or college.

Word Forms

Plural convocations