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colloquium.

A colloquy; a meeting for discussion.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kəˈləʊkwiəm/
  1. A colloquy; a meeting for discussion.

  2. An academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting.

  3. An address to an academic meeting or seminar.

  4. That part of the complaint or declaration in an action for defamation which shows that the words complained of were spoken concerning the plaintiff.

  5. A collection of scripted dialogues written as a textbook, or a set of exercises, to help students to practice and improve their Latin or Ancient Greek. See: Colloquy

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *telkʷ- Proto-Indo-European *tlokʷetorder. Proto-Italic *tlokʷōr Latin loquor Latin colloquor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin colloquium English colloquium From Latin colloquium. Doublet of colloquy. Equivalent to colloquy + -ium.

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