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seminar en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈsɛmɪnɑː/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
seminars Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

webinar · feminar · teleseminar · seminarlike · proseminar · e-seminar

Descendants

สัมมนา · semina · 세미나 · seminar · seminar · seminer · seminar · セミナー

Relateds

semen · seminary

Synonyms

ovular

Translations (53)

kk семинар (class held for advanced studies) · th สัมมนา (class held for advanced studies) · sw warsha (meeting held for the exchange of useful information) · hu szeminárium (class held for advanced studies) · nn seminar (meeting held for the exchange of useful information) · it seminario (class held for advanced studies) · yi סעמינאַר (class held for advanced studies) · cmn 講座 /讲座 (class held for advanced studies) · sv seminarium (class held for advanced studies) · hu gyakorlat (class held for advanced studies) · es seminario (meeting held for the exchange of useful information) · mi wānanga (class held for advanced studies) · hu szeminárium (meeting held for the exchange of useful information) · tl binhisipan (meeting held for the exchange of useful information) · de Seminar (class held for advanced studies) · nb seminar (class held for advanced studies) · sw warsha (class held for advanced studies) · el διάσκεψη (meeting held for the exchange of useful information) · fr séminaire (class held for advanced studies) · uk семіна́р (meeting held for the exchange of useful information) · nn seminar (class held for advanced studies) · fi seminaari (meeting held for the exchange of useful information) · ja セミナー (class held for advanced studies) · cmn 研討會 /研讨会 (meeting held for the exchange of useful information) · de Kolloquium (meeting held for the exchange of useful information) · uk семіна́р (class held for advanced studies) · pt seminário (meeting held for the exchange of useful information) · nb seminar (meeting held for the exchange of useful information) · fa-ira سِمینار (class held for advanced studies) · sv seminarium (meeting held for the exchange of useful information) · ru семина́р (meeting held for the exchange of useful information) · el σεμινάριο (class held for advanced studies) · ar نَدْوَة (class held for advanced studies) · pt seminário (class held for advanced studies) · sk seminár (class held for advanced studies) · fi seminaari (class held for advanced studies) · ja ゼミ (class held for advanced studies) · be семіна́р (class held for advanced studies) · he סֶמִינָר (class held for advanced studies) · th สัมมนา (meeting held for the exchange of useful information) · tl binhisipan (class held for advanced studies) · cs seminář (class held for advanced studies) · pl konwersatorium (class held for advanced studies) · ru семина́р (class held for advanced studies) · la sēminārium (meeting held for the exchange of useful information) · kk семинар (meeting held for the exchange of useful information) · ko 세미나 (class held for advanced studies) · sw semina (meeting held for the exchange of useful information) · sw semina (class held for advanced studies) · pl seminarium (class held for advanced studies) · vi xêmina (class held for advanced studies) · be сэміна́р (class held for advanced studies) · ja ゼミナール (class held for advanced studies)

seminar en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈsɛmɪnɑː/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To participate in or lead a seminar.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
seminars Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
seminaring Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
seminared Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
seminared Tense=Past lexicographic