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seminar

sem·i·nar [ sémmə nr ] (plural sem·i·nars)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. meeting on specialized subject: a single session or short, often one-day meeting devoted to presentations on and discussion of a specialized topic, usually at an advanced or professional level
a seminar on the industrial applications of biotechnology

2. specialized educational class: a course of specialized graduate or undergraduate study under faculty supervision, in which ideas, approaches, and advances are regularly shared among participants

3. meeting of students and academic supervisor: a meeting of university or college students for study or discussion with an academic supervisor, or the group that participates in it

[Late 19th century. Via German, "advanced class" < Latin seminarium "seed plot, breeding ground" < semin- (see seminal)]
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