noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/kɒn.vəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
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General-American:/kɑn.vəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
rhymes with -eɪʃən
CMU ARPABET:K AA2 N V AH0 K EY1 SH AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The act of calling or assembling by summons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An assembly or meeting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
An assembly of the clergy, by their representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: ecclesiastical, lifestyle, religion
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An academic assembly, in which the business of a university is transacted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A flock of eagles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: collective, countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
the act of convoking
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: calling together
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: assembly, assemblage, gathering
7
noun
Meaning 7
a group gathered in response to a summons
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gathering, assemblage
History
Etymology
From Middle English convocacioun, from Old French convocation, from Latin convocatio, convocationem.
Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
գումարում
(gumarum)
— act of calling or assembling by summons
Azerbaijani:
çağırış
— act of calling or assembling by summons
Bulgarian:
свикване
(svikvane)
— act of calling or assembling by summons
Czech:
svolání
— act of calling or assembling by summons
Dutch:
bijeenroeping
— act of calling or assembling by summons
Dutch:
oproeping
— act of calling or assembling by summons
Finnish:
koollekutsuminen
— act of calling or assembling by summons
Finnish:
kutsu
— act of calling or assembling by summons
Irish:
comhghairm
— act of calling or assembling by summons
Polish:
zwołanie
— act of calling or assembling by summons
Russian:
созы́в
(sozýv)
— act of calling or assembling by summons
Swedish:
konvokation
— act of calling or assembling by summons
Ukrainian:
скликання
(sklykannja)
— act of calling or assembling by summons
Bulgarian:
събиране
(sǎbirane)
— assembly or meeting
Bulgarian:
събрание
(sǎbranie)
— assembly or meeting
Czech:
shromáždění
— assembly or meeting
Dutch:
bijeenkomst
— assembly or meeting
Finnish:
kokous
— assembly or meeting
Finnish:
tapaaminen
— assembly or meeting
Finnish:
tilaisuus
— assembly or meeting
Polish:
zebranie
— assembly or meeting
Polish:
wiec
— assembly or meeting
Polish:
zgromadzenie
— assembly or meeting
Polish:
konwokacja
— assembly or meeting
Russian:
собра́ние
(sobránije)
— assembly or meeting
Russian:
сове́т
(sovét)
— assembly or meeting
Swedish:
konvokation c möte
— assembly or meeting
Swedish:
riksmöte
— assembly or meeting
Swedish:
riksdag
— assembly or meeting
Ottoman Turkish:
درنك
(dernek)
— assembly or meeting
Ottoman Turkish:
جمعیت
(cemʼiyet)
— assembly or meeting
Ottoman Turkish:
انجمن
(encümen)
— assembly or meeting
Ottoman Turkish:
مجلس
(meclis)
— assembly or meeting
Ottoman Turkish:
اجتماع
(ictimâʼ)
— assembly or meeting
Ottoman Turkish:
محفل
(mahfil)
— assembly or meeting
