colloquium

(kə-lō'kwē-əm)
n., pl., -qui·ums, or -qui·a (-kwē-ə).

1. An informal meeting for the exchange of views.
2. 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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noun

A meeting for the exchange of views: conference, discussion, parley, seminar. Informal powwow. Slang rap session. See meet, words.

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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Dansk (Danish)
n. - øvelsesrække, seminar

Nederlands (Dutch)
colloquium

Français (French)
n. - colloque (sout), entretien

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kolloquium, (akademische Konferenz)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σεμινάριο

Italiano (Italian)
colloquio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - colóquio (m), conferência (f)

Русский (Russian)
коллоквиум

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

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 전문가 회의, 세미나

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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