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conference

'kɒnfәrәns10 senses · 176 ms
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noun/ˈkɒn.f(ə.)ɹəns//ˈkɑn.f(ə.)ɹəns/[ˈkʰɑɱ.fɹəns]
  1. 1

    The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.

    • Nor with such free and friendly conference / As he hath used of old.
    • Mr. Wiley, a lawyer of some ability, was sitting in his office one day, when an elderly gentleman came in and asked to have a few words of conference with him.
  2. 2

    The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison.obsolete

    • helps and furtherances which […] the mutual conference of all men's collections and observations may afford
  3. 3

    A multilateral diplomatic negotiation.

  4. 4

    A formal event where scientists or other scholars present their research results in speeches, workshops, posters or by other means.

  5. 5

    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.

  6. 6

    A group of sports teams that play each other on a regular basis.

  7. 7

    A constituent tournament of a sports league in a given season.Philippines

  8. 8

    A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.

  9. 9

    A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.

  10. 10

    A talk or lecture, (Catholicism) especially when given as part of a retreat.

    • “[…]But I do know of a man who is an expert on the topic. In fact, he gave a conference here in our church not very long ago.[…]”
    • She gave a conference each evening during the retreat while Fr Dubas gave two talks during the day.
verb/ˈkɒn.f(ə.)ɹəns//ˈkɑn.f(ə.)ɹəns/[ˈkʰɑɱ.fɹəns]
  1. 1

    To assess (a student) by one-on-one conversation, rather than an examination.ambitransitive

    • 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.

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