different between convocation vs aggregation

English

Etymology

From Middle English convocacioun, from Old French convocation, from Latin convocatio, convocationem.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

convocation (countable and uncountable, plural convocations)

1. The act of calling or assembling by summons.
2. An assembly or meeting.
3. An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs.
4. An academic assembly, in which the business of the university is transacted.

Coordinate terms

• (academic assembly): commencement

Related terms

• convoke
• convocate

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin convocatio, convocationem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.v?.ka.sj??/

Noun

convocation f (plural convocations)

1. convocation

Related terms

• convoquer

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æ?????e???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

aggregation (plural aggregations)

1. The act of collecting together (aggregating).
2. The state of being collected into a mass, assemblage, or sum (aggregated).
3. A collection of particulars; an aggregate.
4. (networking) Summarizing multiple routes into one route.
5. (epidemiology) The majority of the parasite population concentrated into a minority of the host population.
6. (object-oriented programming) Kind of object composition which does not imply ownership.

Antonyms

• disgregation

Translations