seminarnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsem.ɪ.nɑːr/us/ˈsem.ə.nɑːr/B2 an occasion when a teacher or expert and a group of people meet to study and discuss something:
I attended practically every lecture and seminar when I was a student.
I'm giving a seminar on the latest developments in genetic engineering next week.
a seminar room
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lecture noun
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- I attended the seminars for two months.
- I have a seminar to attend before lunch.
- I've already missed five seminars this month through ill-health.
- She gave a brilliant seminar on Dickens.
- I went to most of my seminars at university though I skipped one or two of the lectures.
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Classes & courses
- access course
- advanced
- classwork
- correspondence course
- coursework
- extension
- foundation course
- homework
- interdisciplinary
- introduction
- introductory course
- lecture
- module
- practical
- reception
- refresher
- role play
- sandwich course
- schoolwork
- summer school
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