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colloquium Definition

col·lo·quium (kə lōkwē əm)

noun pl. colloquia -·quia () or colloquiums -·qui·ums

an organized conference or seminar on some subject, involving a number of scholars or experts

Etymology: L: see colloquy

colloquium Law Definition

n

In a case of libel or slander, the assertions or allegations in the plaintiff’s pleading, or the evidence presented by the plaintiff at trial, showing that the alleged defamatory statement or writing by the defendant referred to the plaintiff. See also inducement and innuendo.
colloquium Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • organize: The citizen's forum is organizing colloquium on the seven critical areas.
  • attend: He attended the 1930 Colloquium of the Edinburgh Mathematical Society in St Andrews.
  • host: Gerz, who is a Senior Research Fellow at Coventry University, will be hosting a colloquium on Friday 23 May at 13.30.
  • hold: There is also an Annual Colloquium held at the US Embassy in London in November.
  • run: This is a review of a colloquium run by the IEE on 27th June 1996.
  • give: Marco said it was important to give the Colloquium a practical orientation.

Adjective modifier

  • one-day: A number of participants in the one-day colloquium requested a follow-up along similar lines next year.
  • three-day: The purpose of the visit was to attend a three-day colloquium on South Africa and Social Policy.
  • annual: There is also an Annual Colloquium held at the US Embassy in London in November.
  • international: The project also hosted a major international colloquium on Hellenistic Monarchy at Somerville College, Oxford, in March 2003.
  • British: The 17th British Colloquium for Theoretical Computer Science was held in early April 2001 in the Kelvin Conference Center in Glasgow.
  • second: A second colloquium, to review papers prepared for the project, took place in Toronto in April 2001.

Preposition: on

  • diversity: Colloquium on Diversity: Languages, Translation and Communication in the French-Speaking World Full Title: Ph.D.
  • subject: This book presents the proceedings of a colloquium on the subject of Managing Divided Cities.

Modifies a noun

  • series: Through the central Departmental colloquium series, national and international speakers visit and contribute to a lively debate on all aspects of biological chemistry.
  • paper: References All papers submitted ( competitive, working or doctoral colloquium papers ) should follow the guidelines provided below in relation to references.
  • organizer: Speakers will be encouraged to provide relevant reading material to the colloquium organizers for distribution among participants prior to each session.

Possessives

  • year: The theme of this year's Colloquium is: Producing Systematic Reviews of Evidence: Debates, Standards, and Examples.

Noun used with modifier

  • day: Leading academics and broadcasters answered these questions at a one day colloquium held at Queen Mary, University of London on 29 June 2006.
  • research: Research colloquium Every year from the first year the student will give a talk at the Department Research Student Colloquium.

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