colloquium
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col·lo·qui·um
(kə-lō'kwē-əm) 
n., pl., -qui·ums, or -qui·a (-kwē-ə).
n., pl., -qui·ums, or -qui·a (-kwē-ə).
- An informal meeting for the exchange of views.
- An academic seminar on a broad field of study, usually led by a different lecturer at each meeting.
[Latin, conversation, from colloquī, to talk together : com-, com- + loquī, to speak.]
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colloquium
noun
- A meeting for the exchange of views: conference, discussion, parley, seminar. Informal powwow. Slang rap session. See meet, words.
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colloquium
Allegation in a declaration or complaint of libel or slander under common law pleadings, which purport to connect the defendant’s possibly harmless words with the plaintiff by setting forth extrinsic facts showing that the words were offensively directed at the plaintiff and were intended to be offensive by the defendant. See 69 N.E. 288, 289.
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- Colleges and Universities - colloquium: conference or informal meeting at which specialists speak and answer questions on designated topic
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Colloquium
Colloquium can refer to:
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- An academic seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting.
- The Parliament of Scotland, called a "colloquium" in Latin records.
- Any musical piece celebrating birth or distribution of good news, a hymn (antonyms: requiem, coronach).
- The part of a complaint for defamation in which the plaintiff avers that the defamatory remarks related to him or her.
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Colloquium
Dansk (Danish)
n. - øvelsesrække, seminar
Français (French)
n. - colloque (sout), entretien
Deutsch (German)
n. - Kolloquium, (akademische Konferenz)
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σεμινάριο
Português (Portuguese)
n. - colóquio (m), conferência (f)
Español (Spanish)
n. - coloquio, conversación
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kollokvium, symposium
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
讨论会
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 討論會
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 討論集会, 共同討議
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) ندوة, حلقه دراسيه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ועידה אוניברסיטאית, סמינר, סימפוזיון
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