conference
noun
[ ˈkɒnf(ə)r(ə)ns ]
• a formal meeting of people with a shared interest, typically one that takes place over several days.
• "an international conference on the environment"
Similar:
congress,
meeting,
convention,
seminar,
colloquium,
symposium,
forum,
convocation,
summit,
synod,
conclave,
consultation,
awayday,
• a commercial association for the regulation of an area of activity or the exchange of information.
• "an international authority or, if that was not possible, a regional operators' conference"
conference
verb
• take part in a conference or conference call.
Origin:
early 16th century (in the general sense ‘conversation, talk’): from French conférence or medieval Latin conferentia, from Latin conferre ‘bring together’ (see confer).
Conference
noun
• a dessert pear of a firm-fleshed variety.
in conference
• in a meeting.
• "the Prime Minister has been in conference for five hours"
