colloquium

noun5

1. •
   A colloquy; a meeting for discussion.

   • Contemporary philology has had a growing interest in the period and in the epitomai again, which has been proved by several colloquiums, monographs on the subject. — 1997
2. •
   An academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting.
3. •
   An address to an academic meeting or seminar.
4. •
   A collection of scripted dialogues written as a textbook, or a set of exercises, to help students to practice and improve their Latin or Ancient Greek. See: Colloquy
5. •
   That part of the complaint or declaration in an action for defamation which shows that the words complained of were spoken concerning the plaintiff.