conference
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conference¹
- /ˈkɒn.f(ə.)ɹəns/ UK
- /ˈkɑn.f(ə.)ɹəns/ Canada, US
- [ˈkʰɑɱ.fɹəns] Canada, US
- [ˈkʰɑɱ.fɹn̩s] Canada, US
- /ˈkɔn.f(ə.)ɹəns/ Australia
- /ˈkɒn.f(ə.)ɹəns/ New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Middle French conférence, from Medieval Latin cōnferentia, from Latin cōnferēns, omitting several steps, from con- + ferō.
Compare parallel Russian собра́ние (sobránije), Russian сбо́рище (sbórišče), akin to с- (s-), со- (so-) + брать (bratʹ), ultimately from the same Indo-European prefix and root. Also compare congress, convention.
noun conferences
- The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views. Nor with such free and friendly conference / As he hath used of old.
- The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison. helps and furtherances which […] the mutual conference of all men's collections and observations may afford
- A multilateral diplomatic negotiation.
- A formal event where scientists or other scholars present their research results in speeches, workshops, posters or by other means.
- An event organized by a for-profit or non-profit organization to discuss a pressing issue, such as a new product, market trend or government regulation, with a range of speakers.
- A group of sports teams that play each other on a regular basis.
- A constituent tournament of a sports league in a given season.
- A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.
- A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.
- A talk or lecture, (Catholicism) especially when given as part of a retreat. “[…]But I do know of a man who is an expert on the topic. In fact, he gave a conference here in our church not very long ago.[…]”
verb conferences · conferencing · conferenced
- To assess (a student) by one-on-one conversation, rather than an examination. The students who were conferenced on paper 1 will get a written response to paper 2, and those who received a written response to paper 1 will be conferenced on paper 2.
Conference²
Where it comes from
After the National British Pear Conference in London in 1885, at which this cultivar won the first prize.
noun Conferences
- An autumn cultivar of the European pear Pyrus communis.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: league, group discussion, symposium, convention, lecture, congress, seminar, forum, meeting, presentation, document, authority, interview, collective, committee, colloquium
Translations
Every language
noun a meeting of people
| Español | conferencia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 회의 hoe'ui |
| 日本語 | 会議 kaigi |
| 中文 | 會議 /会议 huìyì |
| हिन्दी | सम्मेलन sammelan, संगोष्ठी saṅgoṣṭhī |
| Português | conferência |
| Français | conférence |
| Deutsch | Konferenz, Tagung |
| Italiano | conferenza |
| Ελληνικά | συνέδριο synédrio, συνδιάσκεψη syndiáskepsi, σύσκεψη sýskepsi |
| Română | conferință |
| Русский | конфере́нция konferéncija, съезд sʺjezd |
| Tiếng Việt | hội nghị |
| العربية | مُؤْتَمَر muʔtamar |
| עברית | וְעִידָה ve'ida, התוועדות hitva'adut, כֶּנֶס kénes |
Talk about this word "conference." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/conference. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. conference. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/conference "conference." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/conference.Cite this
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title = {conference},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/conference},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
