COLLOQUIUM

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


Etymology

Noun

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.

Usage notes

Note that while colloquial refers specifically to informal conversation, colloquy and colloquium refer instead to formal conversation.

Source: Wiktionary



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