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Colloquium

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. An informal meeting for the exchange of views.

n. An academic seminar on a broad field of study, usually led by a different lecturer at each meeting.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A colloquy; a meeting for discussion.

n. An academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting.

n. An address to an academic meeting or seminar.

n. That part of the complaint or declaration in an action for defamation which shows that the words complained of were spoken concerning the plaintiff.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. In law, that part of the complaint or declaration in an action for defamation which shows that the words complained of were spoken concerning the plaintiff.

n. A colloquy; a meeting for discussion.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. an academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting

n. an address to an academic meeting or seminar

Word Usage

"University; the colloquium is a weekly gathering of the entire department, at which a faculty member or guest talks about his own research or a related topic."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

speech address

Variant

colloquia

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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