seminar
Americannoun
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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.
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the gathering place of such a group.
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a meeting of such a group.
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a course or subject of study for advanced graduate students.
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any meeting for exchanging information and holding discussions.
noun
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a small group of students meeting regularly under the guidance of a tutor, professor, etc, to exchange information, discuss theories, etc
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one such meeting or the place in which it is held
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a higher course for postgraduates
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any group or meeting for holding discussions or exchanging information
Etymology
Origin of seminar
1885–90, < German < Latin sēminārium seminary
Example Sentences
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Earlier this month, the organization hosted a seminar with special effects makeup artist Veniesa Dillon on sculpting techniques and prosthetic application.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026
Current and former UFC fighters will visit the FBI Special Agent Academy in Quantico, Virginia, this weekend for a "training seminar" for senior FBI staff and students.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
A virtual reality HR seminar is hosted by “a computerized amalgamation of all five personalities of the Rat Pack,” an immersive Autoverse, in which actors create situations that somehow amount to a driving test.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
I asked ChatGPT, too, and it spit out a whole seminar on how to listen better and “consider her love language,” without so much as a one-click discounted bath bomb in sight.
From Barron's • Nov. 26, 2025
At the age of twenty, Susan Calvin had been part of the particular Psycho-Math seminar at which Dr. Alfred Lanning of U.S.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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