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fora

[fawr-uh, fohr-uh] Origin

fo·ra

[fawr-uh, fohr-uh]
noun
a plural of forum.
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fo·rum

[fawr-uhm, fohr-uhm]
noun, plural fo·rums, fo·ra [fawr-uh, fohr-uh] .
1.
the marketplace or public square of an ancient Roman city, the center of judicial and business affairs and a place of assembly for the people.
2.
a court or tribunal: the forum of public opinion.
3.
an assembly, meeting place, television program, etc., for the discussion of questions of public interest.
4.
the Forum, the forum in the ancient city of Rome.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English < Latin: marketplace, public place, akin to forīs, forās outside, foris door

form, forum (see synonym note at form).
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forum
1460, "place of assembly in ancient Rome," from L. forum "marketplace" apparently akin to foris, foras "out of doors, outside." Sense of "assembly, place for public discussion" first recorded 1690.
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