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seminar

[ sem-uh-nahr ]

noun

  1. 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.
  2. the gathering place of such a group.
  3. a meeting of such a group.
  4. a course or subject of study for advanced graduate students.
  5. any meeting for exchanging information and holding discussions.


seminar

/ ˈɛɪˌɑː /

noun

  1. a small group of students meeting regularly under the guidance of a tutor, professor, etc, to exchange information, discuss theories, etc
  2. one such meeting or the place in which it is held
  3. a higher course for postgraduates
  4. any group or meeting for holding discussions or exchanging information
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of seminar1

1885–90, Americanism; < German < Latin ŧܳ seminary
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of seminar1

C19: via German from Latin ŧܳ seminary
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I feel like there would have been a corporate seminar or at least a memo.

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The seminar dove deep into the growing trend of labeling “ultra-processed” as the ultimate stand-in for “junk food.”

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That distinction, he argued in a Wednesday seminar hosted by the Institute of Food Technologists, is crucial in parsing the nutritional complexity of modern food processing.

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Dr Asprey says she has witnessed students being "laughed at" in seminars for the way they speak, and that teachers from the Black Country have told her anecdotes about being asked to get elocution lessons.

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After a gruelling 36-hour shift, she had gone to sleep in the hospital's seminar hall.

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