colloquium

Examples

• All

• The new structures of the university were very much those that had been debated at the Caen Colloquium.

  Academic text (1990)

• Also on Monday, from 10 am to noon, MRS has scheduled a society-wide colloquium on "Information: Its Nature, Sources and Effective Use."

  Academic text (1993)

• Perhaps we ought to discuss it at a department colloquium.

  Academic text (1997)

• The theme of the colloquium was Black Civilization and Education.

  Academic text (2015)

• I also offer a graduate colloquium on Irish migration to North America.

  Academic text (2002)

• Fourteen faculty members participated in a four-day environmental education colloquium in 2005.

  Academic text (2006)

• Bennett Reimer challenged attendees at the 2007 Mountain Lake Colloquium with similar thoughts: "What is music?"

  Academic text (2009)

• The theme of the second colloquium was "La Religion aux Etats-Unis" ("Religion in the United States").

  Academic text (1992)

• A major highlight of FESTAC 77 was the colloquium, which the FESTAC grand patron, Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo, declared open.

  Academic text (2015)

• The topic of today's colloquium is building trust in organizations through meaningful work.

Synonyms

M

meeting

vscolloquium

∞ 1.0

A group of people who come together for a planned purpose or to be social

is narrower, naming academic events focused on research and structured discussion

S

seminar

vscolloquium

209 3.7

A small class where people discuss a topic with a teacher

is more about presenting research and formal academic exchange than classroom teaching

S

symposium

vscolloquium

47 7.3

A meeting where experts give talks about a topic

is less formal and often smaller, focusing on general academic discussion

P

panel discussion

vscolloquium

• Formal

12 3.7

A discussion by a small group of experts in front of an audience

is often a single academic presentation followed by questions, not a multi speaker forum

G

group meeting

vscolloquium

8 2.2

A planned time when several people come together to talk about something

is specifically an academic gathering often for presenting research or scholarly discussion

R

round table

vscolloquium

7 3.3

A discussion where people who are equal share ideas about a topic

is often a formal academic event with presentations and not always equal participation

C

colloquy

vscolloquium

• Formal

3 9.7

A formal serious talk about a specific topic

is an organized academic meeting for presenting research rather than just a conversation

G

group discussion

vscolloquium

3 2.0

A conversation among several people about one topic to share ideas or make a decision

is more academic, usually involving prepared presentations and expert contributions

R

research colloquium

vscolloquium

• Formal

8.3

A meeting where experts present and discuss study results

is broader and can include academic meetings that do not only present research

C

convenance

vscolloquium

• Archaic

9.9

A meeting of people to discuss and decide important matters

is the modern academic form of that assembly, focused on research and seminars

Compounds

R

research colloquium

• Formal

8.3

A meeting where experts present and discuss study results

How Formal

symposium

47 7.3

conference

• Formal

∞ 3.0

colloquium

2 8.1

seminar

209 3.7

workshop

175 3.3

meeting

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology