seminar

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: sem=i=nar

CIDE DICTIONARY

seminar, n. [G. See Seminary, n.].

 A group of students engaged, under the guidance of an instructor, in original research in a particular line of study, and in the exposition of the results by theses, lectures, etc.; -- formerly called also seminary, now seldom used in this sense.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

seminar, n.
1 a small class at a university etc. for discussion and research.
2 a short intensive course of study.
3 a conference of specialists.

Etymology

G (as SEMINARY)

THESAURUS

seminar

academic specialty, airing, analysis, area, buzz session, canvassing, classical education, colloquium, colloquy, conference, consideration, core curriculum, course, course of study, curriculum, debate, debating, deliberation, dialectic, dialogue, discipline, discussion, elective, examination, exchange of views, field, forum, general education, general studies, humanities, investigation, joint discussion, liberal arts, logical analysis, logical discussion, major, minor, open discussion, open forum, palaver, panel discussion, proseminar, quadrivium, rap, rap session, refresher course, review, scientific education, specialty, study, subdiscipline, subject, symposium, technical education, town meeting, treatment, trivium, ventilation

ROGET THESAURUS

seminar

Learner

N learner, scholar, student, pupil, apprentice, prentice, journeyman, articled clerk, beginner, tyro, amateur, rank amateur, abecedarian, alphabetarian, alumnus, eleve, recruit, raw recruit, novice, neophyte, inceptor, catechumen, probationer, seminarian, chela, fellow-commoner, debutant, intern, resident, schoolboy, fresh, freshman, frosh, junior soph, junior, senior soph, senior, sophister, sophomore, questionist, undergraduate, graduate student, law student, medical student, pre-med, post-doctoral student, post-doc, matriculated student, part-time student, night student, auditor, class, grade, seminar, form, remove, pupilage, disciple, follower, apostle, proselyte, fellow-student, condisciple, school, in statu pupillari, in leading strings, practise makes perfect.

School

N school, academy, university, alma mater, college, seminary, Lyceum, institute, institution, palaestra, Gymnasium, class, seminar, day school, boarding school, preparatory school, primary school, infant school, dame's school, grammar school, middle class school, Board school, denominational school, National school, British and Foreign school, collegiate school, art school, continuation school, convent school, County Council school, government school, grant-in-aid school, high school, higher grade school, military school, missionary school, naval school, naval academy, state-aided school, technical school, voluntary school, school, school of art, kindergarten, nursery, creche, reformatory, pulpit, lectern, soap box desk, reading desk, ambo, lecture room, theater, auditorium, amphitheater, forum, state, rostrum, platform, hustings, tribune, school book, horn book, text book, grammar, primer, abecedary, rudiments, manual, vade mecum, encyclopedia, cyclopedia, Lindley Murray, Cocker, dictionary, lexicon, professorship, lectureship, readership, fellowship, tutorship, chair, School Board Council of Education, Board of Education, Board of Studies, Prefect of Studies, Textbook Committee, propaganda, scholastic, academic, collegiate, educational, ex cathedra.