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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Convene \Con*vene"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Convened}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Convenong}.] [L. convenire; con- + venire to come:
     cf. F. convenir to agree, to be fitting, OF. also, to
     assemble. See {Come}, and cf. {Covenant}.]
     1. To come together; to meet; to unite. [R.]
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              In shortsighted men . . . the rays converge and
              convene in the eyes before they come at the bottom.
                                                    --Sir I.
                                                    Newton.
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     2. To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose;
        to meet; to assemble. --Locke.
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              The Parliament of Scotland now convened. --Sir R.
                                                    Baker.
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              Faint, underneath, the household fowls convene.
                                                    --Thomson.
  
     Syn: To meet; to assemble; to congregate; to collect; to
          unite.
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