seminar
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noun \ˈse-mə-ˌnär\Definition of SEMINAR
1
: a group of advanced students studying under a professor with each doing original research and all exchanging results through reports and discussions
2
a (1) : a course of study pursued by a seminar (2) : an advanced or graduate course often featuring informality and discussion b : a scheduled meeting of a seminar or a room for such meetings
3
: a meeting for giving and discussing information
See Examples of SEMINAR
- a seminar on career planning
- <a seminar bringing together the world's leading epidemiologists>
Origin of SEMINAR
German, from Latin seminarium nursery
First Known Use: 1863
Related to SEMINAR
- Synonyms
- colloquy, conference, council, panel, panel discussion, parley, powwow, round-robin, roundtable, forum, symposium
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