'Seminar' definitions:
Definition of 'seminar'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any meeting for an exchange of ideas
noun
A course offered for a small group of advanced students
Definition of 'Seminar'
From: GCIDE
- Seminar \Sem`i*nar"\, 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. +PJC] Seminarian
Synonyms of 'seminar'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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