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forum
[fawr-uhm]
noun
plural
forums, forathe marketplace or public square of an ancient Roman city, the center of judicial and business affairs and a place of assembly for the people.
a court or tribunal.
the forum of public opinion.
an assembly, meeting place, television program, etc., for the discussion of questions of public interest.
Also called online forum,.Also called internet forum,.Also called web forum.message board.
the Forum, the forum in the ancient city of Rome.
forum
1/ ˈɔːə /
noun
a meeting or assembly for the open discussion of subjects of public interest
a medium for open discussion, such as a magazine
a public meeting place for open discussion
a court; tribunal
(in South Africa) a pressure group of leaders or representatives, esp Black leaders or representatives
(in ancient Italy) an open space, usually rectangular in shape, serving as a city's marketplace and centre of public business
Forum
2/ əʊˈɑːə /
noun
the main forum of ancient Rome, situated between the Capitoline and the Palatine Hills
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of forum1
Example Sentences
"When people discuss in moderated forums, they actually consider the competing arguments. If they engage in discussion with other citizens in a civil, evidence-based environment, magical things happen."
About nine months ago, someone on Reddit posted in a delivery driver forum with the title: “Getting the same delivery driver multiple times, and it’s getting weird?”
The forum comes ahead of the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France, this week, with the events looking at the role oceans play in global trade, food security and sustainable energy.
The forum is the curtain-raiser to the UN Oceans Conference in Nice next week.
It's more of a community which organises across sites like Discord, Telegram and forums – hence the description "scattered" which was given to them by cyber-security researchers at CrowdStrike.
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When To Use
The plural form of forum can be either forums or fora. Forums is more widely used. The plurals of several other singular words that end in -um are formed in this way, including gum/gums, possum/possums, or geranium/geraniums. Irregular plurals that are formed like fora, such as curriculum/curricula and memorandum/memoranda, derive directly from their original pluralization in Latin. However, the standard English plural -s ending is often also acceptable for these terms, as in curriculums and memorandums.
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