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colloquium

[ kuh-loh-kwee-uhm ]

noun

plural colloquiums, colloquia
  1. a conference at which scholars or other experts present papers on, analyze, and discuss a specific topic.


colloquium

/ əˈəʊɪə /

noun

  1. an informal gathering for discussion
  2. an academic seminar
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of colloquium1

1600–10; < Latin, equivalent to colloqu ( ī ) ( col- col- 1 + DZī to speak) + -ium -ium
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of colloquium1

C17: from Latin: conversation, conference, colloquy
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Ms. Rosenbury defended counting guest speakers as part-time faculty, saying it fell within A.B.A. standards because they were “practicing lawyers, judges and colloquium speakers” whose participation was integral to courses.

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It's called the Sage Lodge in Pray, Montana, and it’s where George Mason University sends gaggles of federal judges for a week-long “colloquium” every year or so.

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Abu Sitta had been invited by France’s left-wing Ecologists group in the Senate to speak at a colloquium Saturday about the situation in Gaza, according to the Senate press service.

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More centers on campuses to promote discussion among viewpoints would only add to the ongoing debates that occur in seminars, faculty meetings, committees of various sorts and guest colloquiums.

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As a result, Ms. Buckley received an email from another graduate student saying that the department “has refused to extend to you a formal offer to speak at our colloquium.”

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