# colloquium

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈləʊkwiəm/ · frequency rank #50,433

## Definitions
1. A colloquy; a meeting for discussion.
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. That part of the complaint or declaration in an action for defamation which shows that the words complained of were spoken concerning the plaintiff.
5. 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

## Etymology
From Latin colloquium. Doublet of colloquy. Equivalent to colloquy + -ium.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/colloquium