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  • 111convocation — /kɒnvəˈkeɪʃən / (say konvuh kayshuhn) noun 1. the act of convoking. 2. the fact or state of being convoked. 3. a group of persons met in answer to a summons; an assembly. 4. (sometimes upper case) an assembly of the members of a professional… …

  • 112convoke — /kənˈvoʊk / (say kuhn vohk) verb (t) (convoked, convoking) to call together; summon to meet; assemble by summons. {Latin convocāre call together} –convoker, noun …

  • 113convocation — [kän΄vō kā′shən, kän΄vəkā′shən] n. [ME convocacioun < L convocatio] 1. the act of convoking 2. a group that has been convoked; esp., an ecclesiastical or academic assembly convocational adj …

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  • 114convoke — [kən vōk′] vt. convoked, convoking [Fr convoquer < L convocare, to call together < com , together + vocare, to call < vox,VOICE] to call together for a meeting; summon to assemble; convene SYN. CALL …

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  • 115calling together — noun the act of convoking • Syn: ↑convocation • Derivationally related forms: ↑convoke (for: ↑convocation) • Hypernyms: ↑assembly, ↑assemblage, ↑ …

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  • 116SPAIN — (in Hebrew at first אספמיא then ספרד), country in S.W. Europe. The use of the word Spain to denote Sepharad has caused some confusion in research. Spain came into being long after the Jews had been expelled from the Crowns of Castile and Aragon,… …

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