gatherings (noun)

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• rave — Noun. 1. A large dance music party. The term originated in the 1950s and since the late 1980s in Britain has become synonymous with the house and techno dance scene. These raves are often illegal gatherings with much drug taking, especially… …   English slang and colloquialisms

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• auditorium — noun (plural riums or auditoria) Etymology: Latin, literally, lecture room Date: 1700 1. a room, hall, or building used for public gatherings 2. the part of a public building where an audience sits …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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