seminar

USSEM-i-nar/ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ/UKSEM-i-nah/ˈsɛmɪnɑː/

Verbseminars, seminaring, seminared

3 meanings of seminar

1
nouncountable
A meeting where members of a shared business community gather to exchange useful information.
Industry leaders gathered at a seminar to discuss new safety regulations.
After the seminar, several attendees exchanged contact details and partnership ideas.
Similarconference, workshop, meeting, forum, symposium
2
nouncountable
A class for advanced study in which students meet regularly to discuss original research under a professor's guidance.
Her doctoral seminar met every Thursday to critique each other's draft chapters.
The history seminar required students to present original archival findings.
Similarclass, tutorial, workshop, colloquium
3
verbintransitive
To take part in a seminar, or to lead one as its discussion leader.
The two departments seminar jointly each spring on interdisciplinary methods.
Graduate students who seminar regularly develop sharper critical skills.

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From German Seminar, from Latin sēminārium, ultimately from sēmen ("seed"); compare seminary.