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colloquium

noun col·lo·qui·um \kə-ˈlō-kwē-əm\
plural col·lo·qui·ums or -quia \-kwē-ə\

Definition of COLLOQUIUM

:  a usually academic meeting at which specialists deliver addresses on a topic or on related topics and then answer questions relating to them
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Origin of COLLOQUIUM

Latin, colloquy
First Known Use: 1844

Other Education Terms

baccalaureate, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

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