seminar

B2 Topic:Education & Learning

US /ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ/ UK /ˈsɛmɪnɑː/ See IPA manual

noun verb Freq #9869

Meanings

1

noun
A small class in which students and a teacher meet to discuss a topic in depth.

Students attended a seminar on climate change and shared their own research.
2

noun
A meeting where people learn about or discuss a particular subject, often for work or training.

The company hosted a training seminar for its new employees.

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ovular

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Forms seminars

Derived forms e-seminarfeminarproseminarseminarliketeleseminarwebinar

Related forms semen seminary

Etymology

From German Seminar, from Latin sēminārium, from sēmen (“seed”). Compare seminary.

*seh₁- Proto-Indo-European Seminar German sēminārium Latin

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# seminar

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ
**IPA (UK):** ˈsɛmɪnɑː
**Frequency rank:** 9869

## Meanings
1. A small class in which students and a teacher meet to discuss a topic in depth.
2. A meeting where people learn about or discuss a particular subject, often for work or training.

## Examples
- Students attended a seminar on climate change and shared their own research.
- The company hosted a training seminar for its new employees.

## Synonyms
- ovular

## Derived Forms
- e-seminar
- feminar
- proseminar
- seminarlike
- teleseminar
- webinar

## Related Forms
- semen
- seminary

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *seh₁-
- Root: Seminar
- Root: sēminārium

## Etymology
From German Seminar, from Latin sēminārium, from sēmen (“seed”). Compare seminary.

## AI Etymology
Seminar is from German Seminar, from Latin sēminārium, from sēmen (“seed”). Compare seminary. Important forms in the word's history include Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-, German Seminar, Latin sēminārium. In current use it includes senses such as A small class in which students and a teacher meet to discuss a topic in depth and A meeting where people learn about or discuss a particular subject, often for work or training.

## Topics
- Education & Learning

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