seminar

noun

sem·​i·​nar ˈse-mə-ˌnär 

1

: a group of advanced students studying under a professor with each doing original research and all exchanging results through reports and discussions

2

a(1)

: a course of study pursued by a seminar

(2)

: an advanced or graduate course often featuring informality and discussion

b

: a scheduled meeting of a seminar or a room for such meetings

3

: a meeting for giving and discussing information

Synonyms

• colloquy
• conference
• council
• forum
• panel
• panel discussion
• parley
• round-robin
• roundtable
• symposium

Examples of seminar in a Sentence

a seminar on career planning

a seminar bringing together the world's leading epidemiologists

Recent Examples on the Web

And state officials say more seminars will be planned for this year. —Nicole Chavez, CNN, 21 Sep. 2024

The seminars covered everything from medical care to nanotechnology to ethical decisions made the during a host of high-pressure scenarios. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 19 Sep. 2024

The second goal establishes how the employee will be part of the organization’s purpose by building a culture of wellness, not just creating a seminar. —Denise Triba, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024

Powers recalled sitting in a graduate seminar, analyzing a poem on euthanasia, and realizing that the conversation was about the work’s mechanics rather than about what the poet was trying to communicate about death or suffering. —Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

German, from Latin seminarium nursery

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

seminar

noun

sem·​i·​nar ˈsem-ə-ˌnär 

1

: a course of study followed by a group of advanced students

2

: a meeting of a seminar or a room for such meetings

3

: a meeting for giving and discussing information

a sales seminar