† gregationn.
A crowd, multitude (see quot. 1621).Apparently an isolated use.
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the world > space > relative position > arrangement or fact of being arranged > state of being gathered together > an assemblage or collection > [noun] > of people or animals > regarded as a whole or a body of people gathered > large or numerous > densely packed together
threatc950
press?c1225
thring?c1225
threngc1275
throngc1330
shockc1430
crowd1567
frequency1570
gregation1621
frequence1671
push1718
munga1728
mampus?c1730
squeezer1756
squeeze1779
crush1806
cram1810
parrock1811
mass1814
scrouge1839
squash1884
1621 L. Andrewes Serm. (1641) ii. 156 It is the vertue (this of Concord) that is most proper..to a Congregation; without it a gregation it may be, but no Congregation.
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