ingathering

/ɪnˈɡæðərɪŋ/
noun
  1. The act or process of gathering or collecting things together, especially a harvest or collection of resources.
    • The church held an ingathering of clothes and toys for needy families.
    • The autumn ingathering of apples was the biggest in a decade.
    • The ingathering of data took several weeks to complete.
adjective
  1. Relating to or used for gathering or collecting.
    • The ingathering season brought all the farmers together.
    • They built a large ingathering shed to store the harvest.
    • The ingathering process required careful sorting.
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