| LC control no. | sh 85031115 |
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| LC classification | AS |
| Topical heading | Congresses and conventions |
| Variant(s) | Colloquia Colloquiums Conferences Conventions (Congresses) International conferences, congresses and conventions Symposia Symposiums |
| See also | subdivision Congresses under subjects; and names of individual congresses Intellectual cooperation Convention facilities |
| Found in | Random House Kernerman Webster's college dictionary, ©2010, via TheFreeDictionary.com, Aug. 29, 2013 (colloquium n., pl. -quiums, -quia a conference at which scholars or other experts present papers on and discuss a specific topic) The American heritage dictionary of the English language, ©2000, via TheFreeDictionary.com, Aug. 29, 2013 (colloquium n. pl. colloquiums or colloquia 1. An informal meeting for the exchange of views. 2. An academic seminar on a broad field of study, usually led by a different lecturer at each meeting.) Merriam-Webster online, Aug. 29, 2013 (colloqium plural colloquiums or -quia: a usually academic meeting at which specialists deliver addresses on a topic or on related topics and then answer questions relating to them) |
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