D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

colloquium

/(kŏl*lō"kwē*ŭm)/ · col·lo·qui·um · IPA /kəˈləʊkwiəm/
01 n. A conference treating a specific topic, at which experts and specialists present their views and discuss and analyze the information presen…
pl. colloquiums, colloquia ((kŏl*lō"kwē*ȧ))
  1. 1.
    A conference treating a specific topic, at which experts and specialists present their views and discuss and analyze the information presented; the emphasis on conversation among the experts and with the audience distinguishes a colloquium from the more generic conference.