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colloquia

[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; < Latin, equivalent to colloqu(ī) (col- col-¹ + loquī to speak) + -ium -ium

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colloquia

L. pl. of colloquium (q.v.).

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colloquium

early 17c., "conversation, dialogue," from L. colloquium "conversation" (see colloquy). Also as a legal term; meaning "meeting, assembly, conference, seminar" is attested from 1844.

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colloquia

col·lo·qui·um