According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
collection, collecting, assembling, aggregation
(noun) the act of gathering something together
Source: WordNet® 3.1
assembling
present participle of assemble
assembling (plural assemblings)
A gathering or assembly.
• assemblage (synonym of gerund (noun))
Source: Wiktionary
As*sem"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Assembled; p. pr. & vb. n. Assembling.] Etym: [F. assembler, fr. LL. assimulare to bring together to collect; L. ad + simul together; akin to similis like, Gr. same. Cf. Assimilate, Same.]
Definition: To collect into one place or body; to bring or call together; to convene; to congregate. Thither he assembled all his train. Milton. All the men of Israel assembled themselves. 1 Kings viii. 2.
As*sem"ble, v. i.
Definition: To meet or come together, as a number of individuals; to convene; to congregate. Dryden. The Parliament assembled in November. W. Massey.
As*sem"ble, v. i.
Definition: To liken; to compare. [Obs.] Bribes may be assembled to pitch. Latimer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 January 2025
(noun) a collection of rules or prescribed standards on the basis of which decisions are made; “they run things by the book around here”
According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.