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ingathering

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[in-gath-er-ing] / ˈɪnˌgæð ər ɪŋ /

noun

  1. a gathering in, especially of farm products; harvest.

  2. a gathering together, as of persons; assembly.


Etymology

Origin of ingathering

First recorded in 1525–35; in- 1 + gathering

Example Sentences

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Their ranks also included many former Democrats who shared a fervor for the anti-slavery cause and helped take some of the Whiggish, elitist edge off this ingathering of idealists and practical politicians.

From Washington Post • Jul. 17, 2016

I’m having a small party to celebrate my ingathering of selves.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2013

On no single issue had Israelis been so fiercely unanimous as on the kibbutz galuyoth�the ingathering of the exiles.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week the era of indiscriminate ingathering came to a reluctant end.

From Time Magazine Archive

In a word, the present is the age of election, and not of universal ingathering.

From The Ministry of the Spirit by Gordon, A. J. (Adoniram Judson)

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