noun.
A course of study for a small group of students in a college or graduate school, often entailing research under the guidance of a professor.
noun.
The group of students in such a course.
noun.
A scheduled meeting of such a group.
noun.
A meeting for an exchange of ideas; a conference.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
Same as seminary. 5.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A group of students engaged, under the guidance of an instructor, in original research in a particular line of study, and in the exposition of the results by theses, lectures, etc.; -- formerly called also seminary, now seldom used in this sense.