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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

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the forum of ancient Rome

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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