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Conference
Definitions
- 1 The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.
"Nor with such free and friendly conference / As he hath used of old."
- 2 An autumn cultivar of the European pear Pyrus communis.
- 3 a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic wordnet
- 4 The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison. obsolete
"helps and furtherances which […] the mutual conference of all men's collections and observations may afford"
- 5 an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members wordnet
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- 6 A multilateral diplomatic negotiation.
- 7 a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda) wordnet
- 8 A formal event where scientists or other scholars present their research results in speeches, workshops, posters or by other means.
- 9 An event organized by a for-profit or non-profit organization to discuss a pressing issue, such as a new product, market trend or government regulation, with a range of speakers.
- 10 A group of sports teams that play each other on a regular basis.
- 11 A constituent tournament of a sports league in a given season. Philippines
- 12 A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.
- 13 A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.
- 14 A talk or lecture, (Catholicism) especially when given as part of a retreat.
"“[…]But I do know of a man who is an expert on the topic. In fact, he gave a conference here in our church not very long ago.[…]”"
- 1 To assess (a student) by one-on-one conversation, rather than an examination. ambitransitive
"The students who were conferenced on paper 1 will get a written response to paper 2, and those who received a written response to paper 1 will be conferenced on paper 2."
Etymology
From Middle French conférence, from Medieval Latin cōnferentia, from Latin cōnferēns, several steps omitting from con- + ferō. Compare parallel Russian собра́ние (sobránije), Russian сбо́рище (sbórišče), akin to с- (s-), со- (so-) + брать (bratʹ), ultimately from the same Indo-European prefix and root. Also compare congress, convention.
From Middle French conférence, from Medieval Latin cōnferentia, from Latin cōnferēns, several steps omitting from con- + ferō. Compare parallel Russian собра́ние (sobránije), Russian сбо́рище (sbórišče), akin to с- (s-), со- (so-) + брать (bratʹ), ultimately from the same Indo-European prefix and root. Also compare congress, convention.
After the National British Pear Conference in London in 1885, at which this cultivar won the first prize.
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