Colloquium

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  • noun. An informal meeting for the exchange of views.
  • noun. An academic seminar on a broad field of study, usually led by a different lecturer at each meeting.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In law, that part of the complaint or declaration in an action for defamation which shows that the words complained of were spoken concerning the plaintiff.
  • noun. A colloquy; a meeting for discussion.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A colloquy; a meeting for discussion.
  • noun. An academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting.
  • noun. An address to an academic meeting or seminar.
  • noun. That part of the complaint or declaration in an action for defamation which shows that the words complained of were spoken concerning the plaintiff.
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  • noun. an academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting
  • noun. an address to an academic meeting or seminar
  • Word Usage
    "University; the colloquium is a weekly gathering of the entire department, at which a faculty member or guest talks about his own research or a related topic."