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colloquium

[kuh-loh-kwee-uhm] Example Sentences Origin

col·lo·qui·um

[kuh-loh-kwee-uhm]
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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Colloquium is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
Example Sentences
  • But his opening statement with regard to our colloquium is problematic.
  • Cook, the college decided to sponsor such a colloquium.
  • They defend the work orally and much present one of the three in the department research colloquium.
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World English Dictionary
colloquium (kəˈləʊkwɪəm)
 
n , pl -quiums, -quia
1.  an informal gathering for discussion
2.  an academic seminar
 
[C17: from Latin: conversation, conference, colloquy]

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Word Origin & History

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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