1. (n.) A place appointed for a meeting, or at which persons customarily meet.
2. (n.) Especially, the appointed place for troops, or for the ships of a fleet, to assemble; also, a place for enlistment.
3. (n.) A meeting by appointment.
4. (n.) Retreat; refuge.
5. (v. i.) To assemble or meet at a particular place.
6. (v. t.) To bring together at a certain place; to cause to be assembled.
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