forum

Etymology
From. .

Noun

 * 1) A place for discussion.
 * 2) A gathering for the purpose of discussion; a symposium.
 * 3) A form of discussion involving a panel of presenters and often participation by members of the audience.
 * 4)  An Internet message board where users can post messages regarding one or more topics of discussion.
 * Trish was an admin on three forums, and had no trouble at all when it came to moderating them.
 * 1)  A square or marketplace in a Roman town, used for public business and commerce.

Usage notes
The English plural is preferred to the Latin plural  in normal English usage.
 * Ref: Modern English Usage, 2nd Edition, ed. Sir Ernest Gowers, Oxford 1968 (article '-um', p.658).
 * Also, "The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style," by Bryan A. Garner. Berkley Books, 2000, (p. 156).

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: фо́рум
 * Bulgarian: фо́рум
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish: forum
 * Esperanto: forumo
 * Estonian: foorum
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian: ფორუმი
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Ido:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean: 논단(論壇), 론단(論壇), 포럼
 * Maori: marae ātea
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tok Pisin: bungples
 * Turkish:, müzakere yeri, münteda
 * Ukrainian:
 * Vietnamese:


 * Arabic:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Esperanto: kunveno
 * Finnish: keskustelutilaisuus
 * French:
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Maori: wānanga
 * Norwegian: ,
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Swedish:
 * Tok Pisin: bungples
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese:


 * Arabic:
 * Bulgarian: свобо́дна диску́сия
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Esperanto: forumo
 * Estonian: foorum
 * Finnish: paneelikeskustelu
 * French:
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, 討論会
 * Korean: ,
 * Norwegian: ,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish:
 * Vietnamese:


 * Arabic:
 * Armenian:
 * Belarusian: фо́рум
 * Bulgarian: фо́рум
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 討論板
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: forumo
 * Estonian: foorum
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: foro
 * Georgian: ფორუმი
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hindi: फ़ोरम
 * Ido:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean: 포럼, 전언판(傳言板)
 * Macedonian: форум
 * Norwegian: ,
 * Persian:, تالار گفتگو, فروم
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: [de discussão]
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: фо́рум
 * Roman:
 * Slovak: fórum
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: pagtitipon
 * Tok Pisin: bungples
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian:
 * Vietnamese:, 4rum


 * Catalan:
 * Estonian: foorum
 * Finnish:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἀγορά
 * Latin:
 * Maori: marae ātea
 * Swedish:
 * Vietnamese:

Etymology
Borrowed from. The sense “Internet forum” comes from.

Noun

 * 1)  ancient Roman marketplace
 * 2)  venue, medium, vehicle; general place of exchange

Usage notes
All senses can use the plural fora. The plural forums is predominantly used for the sense “Internet forum”.

Etymology

 * Most meanings:.
 * Internet: Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) Internet forum
 * 1) Internet forum

Etymology
From, from , from , from.

Noun

 * : a place for discussion.

Etymology
, borrowed from. .

Noun

 * 1)  venue, auditorium, arena
 * 1)  venue, auditorium, arena

Etymology
From, from earlier *θworom, from , from.

Cognate with, , 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) public place, marketplace,

Noun

 * 1) a  (place for discussion, either on the Internet or in real life)

Noun

 * 1) a  (as above)

Etymology
From. .

Etymology
.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) a  (place, gathering, or group)
 * 2)  a
 * 3)  a

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) Internet forum
 * 1) Internet forum