colloquium
(noun) an address to an academic meeting or seminar
colloquium
(noun) an academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting
Source: WordNet® 3.1
colloquium (plural colloquiums or colloquia)
A colloquy; a meeting for discussion.
An academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting.
An address to an academic meeting or seminar.
(legal) That part of the complaint or declaration in an action for defamation which shows that the words complained of were spoken concerning the plaintiff.
Note that while colloquial refers specifically to informal conversation, colloquy and colloquium refer instead to formal conversation.
Source: Wiktionary
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
