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   Con·vo·ca·tion

   /ˌkänvəˈkāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. a large formal assembly of people.
   • ▪ a formal ceremony at a college or university, as for the conferring of 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

   Scrabble Points: 18

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