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seminar

  • /ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ/ US
  • /ˈsɛmɪnɑː/ UK

Where it comes from

From German Seminar, from Latin sēminārium, from sēmen (“seed”). Compare seminary.

noun seminars

  1. A class held for advanced studies in which students meet regularly to discuss original research, under the guidance of a professor. Students attended a seminar on climate change.

    Similar: institute

  2. A meeting held for the exchange of useful information by members of a common business community. The company hosted a training seminar for new employees.

Similar: ovular

verb seminars · seminaring · seminared

  1. intransitive To participate in or lead a seminar.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: symposium, lecture, conference, internship, campus, study, forum, meeting, session, installment, workshop, link, briefing, shop, colloquium, colloquia

noun

Similar: ovular

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noun class held for advanced studies

한국어세미나 semina
日本語ゼミナール zemināru, ゼミ zemi, セミナー seminā
中文講座 /讲座 jiǎngzuò
Kiswahiliwarsha, semina
Portuguêsseminário
Françaisséminaire
DeutschSeminar
Italianoseminario
Ελληνικάσεμινάριο seminário
Русскийсемина́р seminár
Tiếng Việtxêmina
العربيةنَدْوَة nadwa
עבריתסֶמִינָר seminár

noun meeting held for the exchange of useful information

Españolseminario
中文研討會 /研讨会 yántǎohuì
Kiswahiliwarsha, semina
Portuguêsseminário
DeutschKolloquium
Ελληνικάδιάσκεψη diáskepsi
Русскийсемина́р seminár

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@misc{seminar_2026,
  title = {seminar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/seminar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}