colloquium

[ kuh-loh-kwee-uhm ]

noun

, plural col·lo·qui·ums, col·lo·qui·a [k, uh, -, loh, -kwee-, uh].

1. a conference at which scholars or other experts present papers on, analyze, and discuss a specific topic.

colloquium

/ kəˈləʊkwɪəm /

noun

1. an informal gathering for discussion
2. an academic seminar

Word History and Origins

Origin of colloquium¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of colloquium¹

C17: from Latin: conversation, conference, colloquy

Example Sentences

This is the core of “complementarity,” and it would not seem to require an international colloquium to explain.

From The Daily Beast

Dictus est autem dies nuptiarum ultimus Augusti, circa quod tempus vos ad colloquium profecturum (sic) spero.

From Project Gutenberg

Nor are these Names by any Means more illustrious, than those we meet with in the Colloquium.

From Project Gutenberg