conference, group discussion
(noun) a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic
league, conference
(noun) an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
conference
(noun) a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
After the National British Pear Conference in London in 1885, at which this cultivar won the first prize.
Conference (plural Conferences)
A cultivar of pear
conference (plural conferences)
The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.
(politics) A multilateral diplomatic negotiation.
(science) A formal event where scientists present their research results in speeches, workshops, posters or by other means.
(business) An event organized by a for-profit or non-profit organization to discuss a pressing issue, such as a new product, market trend or government regulation, with a range of speakers.
(sports) A group of sports teams that play each other on a regular basis.
(Philippines, sports) A constituent tournament of a sports league in a given season.
(obsolete) The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison.
(Methodist Church) A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.
A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.
conference (third-person singular simple present conferences, present participle conferencing, simple past and past participle conferenced)
(ambitransitive, education) To assess (a student) by one-on-one conversation, rather than an examination.
Source: Wiktionary
Con"fer*ence, n. Etym: [F. conférence. See Confer.]
1. The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison. [Obs.] Helps and furtherances which . . . the mutual conference of all men's collections and observations may afford. Hocker.
2. The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views. Nor with such free and friendly conference As he hath used of old. Shak.
3. A meeting for consultation, discussion, or an interchange of opinions.
4. A meeting of the two branches of a legislature, by their committees, to adjust between them.
5. (Methodist Church)
Definition: A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.
6. A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are. Conference meeting, a meeting for conference. Specifically, a meeting conducted (usually) by laymen, for conference and prayer. [U. S.] -- Conference room, a room for conference and prayer, and for the pastor's less formal addresses. [U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 November 2024
(noun) an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation; sometimes used for diagnostic purposes
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
