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   convocation

   /ˌkɒnvəˈkeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a large formal assembly of people.
   • ▪ (in the Church of England) a representative assembly of clergy of the province of Canterbury or York.
   • ▪ a legislative or deliberative assembly of a university. British
   • ▪ a formal ceremony for the conferment of university awards. North American
   • 2. the action of calling people together for a large formal assembly: "the arguments delayed the convocation of the first congress, planned for February 1992"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin convocatio(n-), from the verb convocare (see convoke).

   Derivatives

   • 1. convocational adjective

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