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ingathering

American  
[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

But the U.S., with its great polyglot ingathering, went brilliantly to the other extreme.

From Time Magazine Archive

Joda became one of the hundreds of thousands who joined the "ingathering" at the home of his ancestors.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Gentiles gladly heard him and there was a great ingathering into the church.

From Bible Studies in the Life of Paul Historical and Constructive by Sell, Henry T. (Henry Thorne)