congregacioun
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French congregacion, from Latin congregātiō, itself from congregō (“to herd into a flock”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔnɡrɛɡaːsiˈuːn/, /kɔnɡrɛˈɡaːsjun/
Noun
congregacioun (plural congregaciouns)
- The gathering of people, or a crowd.
- accumulation, collection (of things)
Descendants
- English: congregation
- ⇒ Yola: contrishelagh
References
- “congregāciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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