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seminar

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

Pluralseminars

Verbseminars, seminaring, seminared

3 meanings of seminar

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    A meeting where business people share useful tips and information with each other.

    Like a group meeting where workers swap helpful tips.

    The company sent her to a marketing seminar downtown.

    Local shop owners attend a seminar each month to share sales ideas.

    Similarconference, workshop, meeting, forum, symposium

  2. 2
    nouncountable
    A small class where advanced students meet often to talk about their research with a teacher.

    Like a small study group that meets to share ideas with a guide.

    The professor leads a weekly seminar on modern poetry.

    Only ten students joined the graduate seminar this term.

    Similarclass, tutorial, workshop, colloquium

  3. 3
    verbintransitive
    To take part in a small discussion class, or to lead one.

    Like meeting in a small group to talk things over instead of sitting in a big lecture.

    Visiting scholars seminar together on shared research topics.

    He prefers to seminar rather than lecture to large halls.

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Origin

From German Seminar, which comes from Latin seminarium, from semen meaning "seed."