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colloquium
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun colloquium has 2 senses
- colloquium(n = noun.group) Array - an academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting; Array is a kind of conference
- colloquium(n = noun.communication) Array - an address to an academic meeting or seminar; Array is a kind of address, speech
has particulars: research colloquium
OXFORD DICTIONARY
colloquium, n. (pl. colloquiums or colloquia) an academic conference or seminar.
Etymology
L: see COLLOQUY
THESAURUS
colloquium
airing, analysis, assemblee, assembly, assignation, at home, ball, brawl, buzz session, canvassing, caucus, colloquy, commission, committee, conclave, concourse, conference, congregation, congress, consideration, conventicle, convention, convocation, council, dance, date, debate, debating, deliberation, dialectic, dialogue, diet, discussion, eisteddfod, examination, exchange of views, festivity, fete, forgathering, forum, gathering, get-together, housewarming, investigation, joint discussion, levee, logical analysis, logical discussion, meet, meeting, open discussion, open forum, palaver, panel, panel discussion, party, plenum, prom, quorum, rally, rap, rap session, reception, rendezvous, review, seance, seminar, session, shindig, sit-in, sitting, soiree, study, symposium, synod, town meeting, treatment, turnout, ventilation
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