colloquium

[ kuh-loh-kwee-uhm ]
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noun,plural col·lo·qui·ums, col·lo·qui·a [kuh-loh-kwee-uh]. /kəˈloʊ kwi ə/.
  1. a conference at which scholars or other experts present papers on, analyze, and discuss a specific topic.

Origin of colloquium

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1600–10; <Latin, equivalent to colloqu(ī) (col-col-1 + loquī to speak) + -ium-ium

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colloquium

/ (kəˈləʊkwɪəm) /


nounplural -quiums or -quia (-kwɪə)
  1. an informal gathering for discussion

  2. an academic seminar

Origin of colloquium

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C17: from Latin: conversation, conference, colloquy

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