meeting-groundn.

Brit.

/ˈmiːtɪŋɡraʊnd/, U.S.

/ˈmidɪŋˌɡraʊn(d)/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meeting n., ground n.

Etymology: < meeting n. + ground n.

1. A place where people, etc., meet; a gathering place.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > [noun] > place of meeting or assembly

meeting-place1553

place (point, port, etc.) of rendezvous1556

meeting1598

emporium1683

rallying place1759

rallying point1759

meeting-ground1840

parish pump1840

point1967

1840 J. P. Kennedy Quodlibet xvii. 209 The Log Cabin instantly became the representative of a sentiment, and a word of power; and in a perfect tornado of enthusiasm, was raised in every village, hamlet and meeting ground in the land.

1875 Appletons' Jrnl. 5 June 707/3 [Hyde Park] is the resort of fashion, the noisy meeting-ground of reformers, and the pleasure-park for the people.

1940 ‘H. MacDiarmid’ tr. D. B. MacIntyre Praise of Ben Dorain in Golden Treasury Sc. Poetry 56 Stags' chief meeting-ground and place That's source of every great chase.

1998 New Yorker 23 Mar. 70/3 It had become a resort for Hollywood's royalty..and an Aspenlike meeting ground for a new meritocracy of the beautiful, the powerful, the amusing, and the rich.

2. figurative. An area of knowledge, interest, etc., held in common by two or more people or disciplines; a shared or uniting factor.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > [noun] > participation in common interest > common interest

concern1643

meeting-ground1854

1854 M. Oliphant Quiet Heart xxxv, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 563/1 Jenny has come..to the family service—the daily meeting-ground of mistress and servant, child and mother.

1944 B. Molinowski Sci. Theory Culture i. 4 In this essay I shall attempt to show that the real meeting-ground of all branches of anthropology is the scientific study of culture.

1958 A. R. Radcliffe-Brown Method in Social Anthropol. i. iv. 107 Such a meeting-ground has been provided for a century by the Royal Anthropological Institute and will continue to be provided in the future.

1991 Jrnl. Royal Mus. Assoc. 116 161 The pastourelle, a poetic meeting-ground for aristocrat and peasant, chastity and passion, was among the most enduring topics of early French literature.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meeting-ground
释义	meeting-groundn. Brit. /ˈmiːtɪŋɡraʊnd/, U.S. /ˈmidɪŋˌɡraʊn(d)/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: meeting n., ground n. Etymology: < meeting n. + ground n. 1. A place where people, etc., meet; a gathering place. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > [noun] > place of meeting or assembly meeting-place1553 place (point, port, etc.) of rendezvous1556 meeting1598 emporium1683 rallying place1759 rallying point1759 meeting-ground1840 parish pump1840 point1967 1840 J. P. Kennedy Quodlibet xvii. 209 The Log Cabin instantly became the representative of a sentiment, and a word of power; and in a perfect tornado of enthusiasm, was raised in every village, hamlet and meeting ground in the land. 1875 Appletons' Jrnl. 5 June 707/3 [Hyde Park] is the resort of fashion, the noisy meeting-ground of reformers, and the pleasure-park for the people. 1940 ‘H. MacDiarmid’ tr. D. B. MacIntyre Praise of Ben Dorain in Golden Treasury Sc. Poetry 56 Stags' chief meeting-ground and place That's source of every great chase. 1998 New Yorker 23 Mar. 70/3 It had become a resort for Hollywood's royalty..and an Aspenlike meeting ground for a new meritocracy of the beautiful, the powerful, the amusing, and the rich. 2. figurative. An area of knowledge, interest, etc., held in common by two or more people or disciplines; a shared or uniting factor. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > [noun] > participation in common interest > common interest concern1643 meeting-ground1854 1854 M. Oliphant Quiet Heart xxxv, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. May 563/1 Jenny has come..to the family service—the daily meeting-ground of mistress and servant, child and mother. 1944 B. Molinowski Sci. Theory Culture i. 4 In this essay I shall attempt to show that the real meeting-ground of all branches of anthropology is the scientific study of culture. 1958 A. R. Radcliffe-Brown Method in Social Anthropol. i. iv. 107 Such a meeting-ground has been provided for a century by the Royal Anthropological Institute and will continue to be provided in the future. 1991 Jrnl. Royal Mus. Assoc. 116 161 The pastourelle, a poetic meeting-ground for aristocrat and peasant, chastity and passion, was among the most enduring topics of early French literature. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1840
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