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Convenong

Convene \Con*vene"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Convened; p. pr. & vb. n. Convenong.] [L. convenire; con- + venire to come: cf. F. convenir to agree, to be fitting, OF. also, to assemble. See Come, and cf. Covenant.]

  1. To come together; to meet; to unite. [R.]

    In shortsighted men . . . the rays converge and convene in the eyes before they come at the bottom.
    --Sir I. Newton.

  2. To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose; to meet; to assemble.
    --Locke.

    The Parliament of Scotland now convened.
    --Sir R. Baker.

    Faint, underneath, the household fowls convene.
    --Thomson.

    Syn: To meet; to assemble; to congregate; to collect; to unite.