colloquium

C2 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /kəˈləʊkwiəm/ See IPA manual

Freq #72125

Meanings

1

noun
An academic meeting or seminar where scholars discuss a topic, often with a guest speaker.

She presented her research at the department's weekly colloquium.
2

noun
A talk given to such an academic gathering.

His colloquium on climate models drew a large audience.

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Synonyms

1 noun · an academic meeting or... seminar

Word family

Forms colloquiacolloquiums

Related forms colloquy

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Phrases (1)

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research colloquium
an academic meeting where research results are presented and discussed

Noun + noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin loquor Latin colloquor Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin colloquium English colloquium From Latin colloquium. Doublet of colloquy. Equivalent to colloquy + -ium.

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# colloquium

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kəˈləʊkwiəm/
**Frequency rank:** 72125

## Meanings
1. An academic meeting or seminar where scholars discuss a topic, often with a guest speaker.
2. A talk given to such an academic gathering.

## Examples
- She presented her research at the department's weekly colloquium.
- His colloquium on climate models drew a large audience.

## Related Forms
- colloquy

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin loquor Latin colloquor Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin colloquium English colloquium From Latin colloquium. Doublet of colloquy. Equivalent to colloquy + -ium.

## AI Etymology
Colloquium is from Latin colloquium. Doublet of colloquy. Equivalent to colloquy + -ium. The historical chain records Proto-Indo-European *ḱe, Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm, Proto-Italic *kom, Proto-Italic *kom-, Latin con-, Proto-Italic *-ios, Old Latin -ios, Latin -ius, Latin -ium, Latin colloquium, and English colloquium. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include an academic meeting or seminar where scholars discuss a topic, often with a guest speaker and a talk given to such an academic gathering. The wider family includes related words such as colloquy.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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