seminar
noun
sem·i·nar
ˈse-mə-ˌnär 
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
Examples of seminar in a Sentence
a seminar on career planning
a seminar bringing together the world's leading epidemiologists
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Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
Matthew Weiner offered perhaps the seminar’s most profound meditation on where meaningful stories actually come from.
—Marc Adelman, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
State officials are hosting a series of seminars about the STAR program throughout New York state this July.
—Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 16 June 2026
The concept is a bit like a smartphone app that identifies trees or flowers from an uploaded photo, said Solomon Diamond, an associate engineering professor at Dartmouth College who was among several experts at a recent online seminar about the legislation.
—David A. Lieb, Fortune, 15 June 2026
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seminar
noun
sem·i·nar
ˈsem-ə-ˌnär
1
: a course of study followed by a group of advanced students
2
: a meeting of a seminar or a room for such meetings
3
: a meeting for giving and discussing information
a sales seminar
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