colloquium

Etymology
From. . Equivalent to.

Noun

 * 1) A colloquy; a meeting for discussion.
 * 2) An academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting.
 * 3) An address to an academic meeting or seminar.
 * 4)  That part of the complaint or declaration in an action for defamation which shows that the words complained of were spoken concerning the plaintiff.

Usage notes
Note that while refers specifically to informal conversation,  and colloquium refer instead to formal conversation.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Aramaic:
 * Classical Syriac:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: kolokvium
 * Danish: kollokvium
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: kolokvo
 * French:
 * Georgian: კოლოკვიუმი
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hawaiian:
 * Hebrew: שיחת בדיקה, קולוקוויום
 * Ido: koloquo
 * Indonesian:
 * Interlingua: colloquio
 * Japanese: コロキウム
 * Korean: 콜로키움
 * Maori:
 * Ottoman Turkish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Slovene: kolovij
 * Sorbian:
 * Lower Sorbian: kolokwium
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Tetum:
 * Tongan:
 * Vilamovian:
 * Volapük:
 * Yiddish: קאָלאָקוויום

Noun

 * , conversation, discussion
 * 1) interview
 * 2) conference
 * 3) parley
 * 1) parley