seminar

[ sem-uh-nahr ]

/ ˈsɛm əˌnɑr /

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noun

a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.

the gathering place of such a group.

a meeting of such a group.

a course or subject of study for advanced graduate students.

any meeting for exchanging information and holding discussions.

Origin of seminar

1885–90, Americanism; < German < Latin sēminārium seminary

Words nearby seminar

seminal gland, seminal granule, seminal lake, seminal principle, seminal vesicle, seminar, seminarian, seminary, semination, seminiferous, seminiferous epithelium

Example sentences from the Web for seminar

Ah, yeah, when you said seminar I thought you attended some sort of corporate speech.

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"I used to be afraid of you guys," di Castro joked with the cops at the Rio seminar.

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Years ago, I attended a seminar on evolutionary psychology that inevitably came round to the discussion of drugs.

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They may be inclined to seek a “missionary-in-chief,” someone who can take the message from the seminar room into the street.

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He pointed to the books and said, "I have just been having a seminar here, in Danish literature."

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These papers are then discussed by the members of the seminar and sharply criticised by Prof. Dziatzko.

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The ideal plan would be for this room to adjoin the university library like a seminar room.

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The new education is preserving the valuable features of recitations by adopting and developing the Seminar.

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Members of the Society will receive copies of Clark Library seminar papers.

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British Dictionary definitions for seminar

seminar

/ (ˈsɛmɪˌnɑː) /

noun

a small group of students meeting regularly under the guidance of a tutor, professor, etc, to exchange information, discuss theories, etc

one such meeting or the place in which it is held

a higher course for postgraduates

any group or meeting for holding discussions or exchanging information

Word Origin for seminar

C19: via German from Latin sēminārium seminary

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