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con⋅fer⋅ence
[kon-fer-uh
ns, -fruhns] 
noun, verb, -enced, -enc⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | a meeting for consultation or discussion: a conference between a student and his adviser. |
| 2. | the act of conferring or consulting together; consultation, esp. on an important or serious matter. |
| 3. | Government. a meeting, as of various committees, to settle disagreements between the two branches of the legislature. |
| 4. | an association of athletic teams; league: an intercollegiate conference. |
| 5. | Ecclesiastical.
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–verb (used without object)
| 6. | to hold or participate in a conference or series of conferences. |
Related forms:
con⋅fer⋅en⋅tial [kon-fuh-ren-shuhl] , adjective
[kon-fuh-ren-shuhl] , adjective
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| con·fer·ence (kŏn'fər-əns, -frəns) n.
[Medieval Latin cōnferentia, from Latin cōnferēns, cōnferent-, present participle of cōnferre, to bring together; see confer.] con'fer·en'tial (-fə-rěn'shəl) adj. |
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Conference
Con"fer*ence\, n. [F. conf['e]rence. See Confer.]1. The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison. [Obs.] Helps and furtherances which . . . the mutual conference of all men's collections and observations may afford. --Hocker. 2. The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views. Nor with such free and friendly conference As he hath used of old. --Shak. 3. A meeting for consultation, discussion, or an interchange of opinions. 4. A meeting of the two branches of a legislature, by their committees, to adjust between them. 5. (Methodist Church) A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters. 6. A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are. Conference meeting, a meeting for conference. Specifically, a meeting conducted (usually) by laymen, for conference and prayer. [U. S.] Conference room, a room for conference and prayer, and for the pastor's less formal addresses. [U. S.]
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Language Translation for : conference
Spanish:
conferencia,
German:
die Konferenz,
Japanese:
会議
Main Entry: con·fer·ence
Pronunciation: 'kän-fr&ns, -f&-r&ns
Function: noun
1 : a meeting for consultation, deliberation, discussion, or interchange of opinions conference on environmental law> —see also JUDICIAL CONFERENCE, PRETRIAL CONFERENCE
2 : a meeting of members of the two branches of a legislature esp. to adjust differences in the provisions of a bill passed in different forms by the two branches; also : CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
3 : CAUCUS
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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