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a large formal meeting, especially of Church officials or members of a university （尤指教会或大学的）大型正式会议 the meeting of the university convocation in Oxford on 13 February 1845 1845年2月13日在牛津大学召开的会议
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the act of calling together a convocation 召集会议 the convocation of the second Vatican Council 梵蒂冈第二次会议的召开
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a ceremony held in a university or college when students receive their degrees （大学的）学位授予典礼，毕业典礼 I recently attended my friend's convocation ceremony. 我最近参加了我朋友的毕业典礼。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin convocatio(n-), from the verb convocare, from con- ‘together’ + vocare ‘call’.