colloquium
pronunciation
How to pronounce colloquium in British English:
UK [kəˈləʊkwiəm]
How to pronounce colloquium in American English:
US [kəˈloʊkwiəm]
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- Noun:
- an academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting
- an address to an academic meeting or seminar
Word Origin
- colloquium (n.)
- early 17c., "conversation, dialogue," from Latin colloquium "conversation" (see colloquy). Also as a legal term; meaning "meeting, assembly, conference, seminar" is attested from 1844.