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COLLOQUIUM

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col⋅lo⋅qui⋅um

  [kuh-loh-kwee-uhm]
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–noun, plural -qui⋅ums, -qui⋅a  [-kwee-uh] .
a conference at which scholars or other experts present papers on, analyze, and discuss a specific topic.
Origin:
1600–10; < L, equiv. to colloqu(ī) (col- col- 1 + loquī to speak) + -ium -ium
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col·lo·qui·um   (kə-lō'kwē-əm)   
n.   pl. col·lo·qui·ums or col·lo·qui·a (-kwē-ə)

  1. An informal meeting for the exchange of views.

  2. An academic seminar on a broad field of study, usually led by a different lecturer at each meeting.


[Latin, conversation, from colloquī, to talk together : com-, com- + loquī, to speak; see tolkw- in Indo-European roots.]
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Main Entry: col·lo·qui·um
Pronunciation: k&-'lO-kwE-&m
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin, talk, discussion, from colloqui to converse
: the part of a complaint for defamation in which the plaintiff avers that the defamatory remarks related to him or her
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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