seminar

[ sem-uh-nahr ]

noun

1. a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
2. the gathering place of such a group.
3. a meeting of such a group.
4. a course or subject of study for advanced graduate students.
5. any meeting for exchanging information and holding discussions.

seminar

/ ˈsɛmɪˌnɑː /

noun

1. a small group of students meeting regularly under the guidance of a tutor, professor, etc, to exchange information, discuss theories, etc
2. one such meeting or the place in which it is held
3. a higher course for postgraduates
4. any group or meeting for holding discussions or exchanging information

Word History and Origins

Origin of seminar¹

1885–90, Americanism; < German < Latin sēminārium seminary

Word History and Origins

Origin of seminar¹

C19: via German from Latin sēminārium seminary

Example Sentences

Ah, yeah, when you said seminar I thought you attended some sort of corporate speech.

From The Daily Beast

“It made me the coolest guy in my creative-writing seminar,” he says between drags.

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Now, Neilson is proposing legislation that would force couples to complete at least part of the seminar before filing for divorce.

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In 2011 the European Aviation Safety Seminar identified loss-of-control accidents as “top of the rankings of killer events.”

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He held his American-history graduate seminar in his office.

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He pointed to the books and said, "I have just been having a seminar here, in Danish literature."

From Project Gutenberg

Members of the Society will receive copies of Clark Library seminar papers.

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The fourth year work is in the nature of a seminar and is devoted to instruction in bibliography.

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These papers are then discussed by the members of the seminar and sharply criticised by Prof. Dziatzko.

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Beside these public lectures, Prof Dziatzko gives once a week a bibliographical seminar for a smaller circle.

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