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Inclusive vs Gathering - What's the difference?

inclusive | gathering |

As an adjective inclusive

is including (almost) everything within its scope.

As a noun gathering is

a meeting or get-together; a party or social function.

As a verb gathering is

present continuous of gather; collecting or bringing together.

inclusive

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • including (almost) everything within its scope
  • An inclusive list of Wiki formats
  • including the extremes as well as the area between
  • Numbers 1 to 10 inclusive
  • (linguistics) of, or relating to the first-person plural pronoun when including the person being addressed
  • As the we' in ''If you want, '''we could go back to my place for coffee.

    Derived terms

    * all-inclusive * self-inclusive

    See also

    * ----

    gathering

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
  • I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists.
  • A group of people or things.
  • A gathering of fruit.
  • ((bookbinding)) A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.
  • This gathering machine forms the backbone of a bookbinding operation.
  • A charitable contribution; a collection.
  • A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), equivalent to .

    Verb

    (head)
  • present continuous of gather; collecting or bringing together
  • She enjoyed gathering wildflowers.
    Derived terms
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