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fo·rum (fôr′əm, fō′rəm)

noun pl. forums -·rums or fora -·ra (-ə)

  1. the public square or marketplace of an ancient Roman city or town, where legal and political business was conducted
  2. a law court; tribunal
    1. an assembly, place, radio program, etc. for the discussion of public matters or current questions
    2. an opportunity for open discussion

Etymology: L, area out-of-doors, marketplace, orig. ? area with board fence < forus, board < IE *bhoros: see bar

forum Idioms

the Forum

the forum of ancient Rome

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law forum definition - legal

forum Synonyms

forum

n.

conference, mass meeting, panel, tribunal; see discussion 1, gathering, hearing 1.


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forum Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • provide: They will also provide a forum for practical debate.

Preposition: for

  • discussion: Please use the US litigation forum for further discussions.

Adjective modifier

  • off-topic: The off-topic forum, 09-Aug-2006 01:38 Hi All And farewell This is my last bump until tomorrow week.

Modifies a noun

  • thread: His dedication can be clearly seen in the forum thread.

Noun used with modifier

  • discussion: Full Version: Policy At The Federal Reserve House Price Crash forum House Prices The main discussion forum on house prices?. .
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forum quotes

   The United Nations cannot do anything, and never could. It is not an animate entity or agent. It is a place, a stage, a forum and a shrine†a place to which powerful people can repair when they are fearful about the course on which their own rhetoric seems to be propelling them.

-Oates,Joyce Carol

The greatest deliberative body in the world†has too often been debased to the level of a forum of hate and character assassination sheltered by the shield of congressional immunity.

-Smith, Margaret Chase

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