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seminar

[sem-uh-nahr]

noun

  1. a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.

  2. the gathering place of such a group.

  3. a meeting of such a group.

  4. a course or subject of study for advanced graduate students.

  5. any meeting for exchanging information and holding discussions.



seminar

/ ˈɛɪˌɑː /

noun

  1. a small group of students meeting regularly under the guidance of a tutor, professor, etc, to exchange information, discuss theories, etc

  2. one such meeting or the place in which it is held

  3. a higher course for postgraduates

  4. any group or meeting for holding discussions or exchanging information

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of seminar1

1885–90, < German < Latin ŧܳ seminary
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of seminar1

C19: via German from Latin ŧܳ seminary
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She had over two decades filled director-level human resources roles at several federal agencies, including the IRS and Government Accountability Office, and she’d participated in seminars on leadership and workplace discrimination.

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Read discussed her research into the history of the 80-year-old industry, her firsthand experience of the MLM seminar event as an attendee and why Congress is unlikely to do anything about these practices anytime soon.

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I feel like there would have been a corporate seminar or at least a memo.

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The seminar dove deep into the growing trend of labeling “ultra-processed” as the ultimate stand-in for “junk food.”

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That distinction, he argued in a Wednesday seminar hosted by the Institute of Food Technologists, is crucial in parsing the nutritional complexity of modern food processing.

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