- gathering (n.)
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[gathering 词源字典] - mid-12c., gadering, "an assembly of people, act of coming together," from late Old English gaderung "a gathering together, union, collection, assembly," verbal noun from gather (v.).[gathering etymology, gathering origin, 英语词源]