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meeting
Noun
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A meeting is when a group of people come together to talk about something important.
The meeting will be in the green room after lunch. I hope you'll be there.
at
Preposition
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Used to describe where something is, or when saying something's position
I am at home.
Let's meet at the pub!
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The time at which something happened or will happen
Breakfast is at 9 o'clock.
At 5pm we went home.
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Indicating something's state
At half price!
Water boils at high temperatures.
at
Symbol
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The @ symbol, used to replace at
support@microsoft.com is an email address.
Apples @ £1.50 per kilogram.
a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
conference
Noun
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A conference is a large organised meeting to discuss a particular topic or area.
FMBRA will be holding a conference on diet, health, and the food industry on 19 March in Barcelona.
Some of the world's top scientists attended an important conference in 1983, to study the effects of nuclear weapons.
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A conference is a meeting.
Contact the teacher or coach and ask for a private conference without your child's presence.