conference
See also: Conference and conférence
English
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Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French conférence, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "ML." is not valid. See WT:LOL. conferentia, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin conferens.
Pronunciation
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- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "GenAm" is not valid. See WT:LOL. IPA(key): /ˈkɑn.fə.ɹəns/, [ˈkʰɑɱ.fɹəns], [ˈkʰɑɱ.fɹn̩s]
Noun
conference (plural conferences)
- The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.
- (Can we date this quote by Shakespeare and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- Nor with such free and friendly conference / As he hath used of old.
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- (politics) A multilateral diplomatic negotiation.
- (sciences) A formal event where scientists present their research results in speeches, workshops, posters or by other means.
- (business) An event organized by a for-profit or non-profit organization to discuss a pressing issue, such as a new product, market trend or government regulation, with a range of speakers.
- (sports) A group of sports teams that play each other on a regular basis.
- (Philippines, sports) A constituent tournament of a sports league in a given season.
- (obsolete) The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison.
- (Can we date this quote by Hooker and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- helps and furtherances which […] the mutual conference of all men's collections and observations may afford
- (Can we date this quote by Hooker and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
- (Methodist Church) A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.
- A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Translations
a meeting of people
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See also
The Writing-Rich High School Classroom: Engaging Students in ...
Verb
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- (transitive, intransitive, education) To assess (a student) by one-on-one conversation, rather than an examination.
- 2009, Jennifer Berne, The Writing-Rich High School Classroom
- The students who were conferenced on paper 1 will get a written response to paper 2, and those who received a written response to paper 1 will be conferenced on paper 2.
- 2009, Jennifer Berne, The Writing-Rich High School Classroom
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