"meeting of the minds" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-meeting of the minds.ogg Forms: meetings of the minds [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|meetings of the minds|head=meeting of the minds}} meeting of the minds (plural meetings of the minds)
  1. (idiomatic) An agreement, especially one resulting from a gathering in which discussion or negotiation took place. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: concord, understanding, meeting of minds Related terms: like-minded, meeting of the mindless
    Sense id: en-meeting_of_the_minds-en-noun-3CITaLE7
  2. (law) Synonym of consensus ad idem (“agreement about the terms and subject matter of a contract between all involved parties”) Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: consensus ad idem [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-meeting_of_the_minds-en-noun-GKHIomk0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 60 Topics: law

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