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This episode explores the various meanings and roots of the word 'gather'.

In this Adventure in Etymology we’re gathering together the good roots of the word gather. Gather [ˈɡæðə / ˈɡæðɚ] as a verb can mean to collect normally separate things; to harvest food; to accumulate over time; to congregate or assemble; to bring parts of a whole closer; or to infer or conclude. As an noun, […]

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Host: Simon Ager

Topics covered

• etymology
• language
• gather
• verbs
• noun meanings

Keywords

• gather
• etymology
• language
• verbs
• noun

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