colloquium — col·lo·qui·um /kə lō kwē əm/ n [Latin, talk, discussion, from colloqui to converse]: the part of a complaint for defamation in which the plaintiff avers that the defamatory remarks related to him or her Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… … Law dictionary
colloquium — UK US /kəˈləʊkwiəm/ noun [C] FORMAL MEETINGS ► a meeting in which a lot of people discuss something formally: colloquium on sth »She attended a colloquium on climate change in Greenland … Financial and business terms
Colloquium — can refer to: the Parliament of Scotland, called a colloquium in Latin records. any musical piece celebrating birth or distribution of good news, a hymn (antonyms: requiem, coronach) See also Symposium (disambiguation) colloquy … Wikipedia
Colloquium — (latin), samtale. Mens ordet oprindelig benyttedes som betegnelse for disciplenes disputereøvelser i skolerne, anvendtes det senere navnlig om disputter mellem teologer af afvigende religionsanskuelser, hvorved man søgte at nå en ende på striden … Danske encyklopædi
colloquium — early 17c., conversation, dialogue, from L. colloquium conversation (see COLLOQUY (Cf. colloquy)). Also as a legal term; meaning meeting, assembly, conference, seminar is attested from 1844 … Etymology dictionary
Colloquium — Colloquium, Gespräch, früher lat. Redeübung; in einigen Staaten auf den Universitäten statt der Semestralprüfungen geltend, indem der Professor mit den Studenten sich über das betreffende Fach unterredet … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
colloquium — ► NOUN (pl. colloquiums or colloquia) ▪ an academic conference or seminar. ORIGIN Latin … English terms dictionary
colloquium — [kə lō′kwē əm] n. pl. colloquia [kə lō′kwēə] or colloquiums [L: see COLLOQUY] an organized conference or seminar on some subject, involving a number of scholars or experts … English World dictionary
Colloquium — Ein Kolloquium (auch Colloquium) ist ein Gespräch oder eine Unterredung und wird heute meist in seiner Bedeutung als wissenschaftliches Gespräch verstanden. Häufig hat ein Kolloquium den Charakter einer Rechenschaftsablage (Prüfung).… … Deutsch Wikipedia
colloquium — UK [kəˈləʊkwɪəm] / US [kəˈloʊkwɪəm] noun [countable] Word forms colloquium : singular colloquium plural colloquiums or colloquia UK [kəˈləʊkwɪə] / US [kəˈloʊkwɪə] formal a large meeting to discuss something, usually an academic subject … English dictionary