seminar

[ sem-uh-nahr ]

/ ˈsɛm əˌnɑr /

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noun

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.

the gathering place of such a group.

a meeting of such a group.

a course or subject of study for advanced graduate students.

any meeting for exchanging information and holding discussions.

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Origin of seminar

1885–90, Americanism;<German <Latin sēmināriumseminary

Words nearby seminar

seminal gland, seminal granule, seminal lake, seminal principle, seminal vesicle, seminar, seminarian, seminary, semination, seminiferous, seminiferous epithelium

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Companies like Adobe, Unilver and Starbucks are investing in well-being seminars, classes and automated bot systems to meet staff mental health requirements.
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“Looks like I was analyzing the Free Exercise and Establishment clauses of the First Amendment for a seminar I took,” he said.
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If your physical events such as product launch, marketing seminars were canceled or postponed, through which you had plans to gain traction, you could still go that way.
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The paper by more than 800 authors is yet to be evaluated by other scientists in a process called “peer review,” but has been presented at a seminar.
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Ah, yeah, when you said seminar I thought you attended some sort of corporate speech.
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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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"I used to be afraid of you guys," di Castro joked with the cops at the Rio seminar.
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Years ago, I attended a seminar on evolutionary psychology that inevitably came round to the discussion of drugs.
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They may be inclined to seek a “missionary-in-chief,” someone who can take the message from the seminar room into the street.
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He pointed to the books and said, "I have just been having a seminar here, in Danish literature."
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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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The ideal plan would be for this room to adjoin the university library like a seminar room.
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The new education is preserving the valuable features of recitations by adopting and developing the Seminar.
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British Dictionary definitions for seminar

seminar

/ (ˈsɛmɪˌnɑː) /

noun

a small group of students meeting regularly under the guidance of a tutor, professor, etc, to exchange information, discuss theories, etc

one such meeting or the place in which it is held

a higher course for postgraduates

any group or meeting for holding discussions or exchanging information

Word Origin for seminar

C19: via German from Latin sēminārium seminary

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