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conference

noun
/ˈkɒn.f(ə.)ɹəns/UK/ˈkɑn.f(ə.)ɹəns/CA/ˈkɔn.f(ə.)ɹəns/

Etymology

From Middle French conférence, from Medieval Latin cōnferentia, from Latin cōnferēns, omitting several steps, from con- + ferō. Compare parallel Russian собра́ние (sobránije), Russian сбо́рище (sbórišče), akin to с- (s-), со- (so-) + брать (bratʹ), ultimately from the same Indo-European prefix and root. Also compare congress, convention.

  1. derived from cōnferēns
  2. derived from cōnferentia
  3. borrowed from conférence

Definitions

  1. The act of consulting together formally

    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. The act of comparing two or more things together

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

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

  3. A multilateral diplomatic negotiation.

  4. ›+ 9 more definitions

    1. A formal event where scientists or other scholars present their research results in…

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

    2. An event organized by a for-profit or non-profit organization to discuss a pressing…

      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.

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

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

    5. A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of…

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

    6. A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district

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

    7. 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.
      • Frank Underhill listened intensely as Father Master began his conference that first evening after prayers in chapel at 7:00 p.m. with an enthusiastic and entertaining account of his own first night in the Society[…].

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

      • 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.

    9. An autumn cultivar of the European pear Pyrus communis.

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Derived

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Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at conference. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at conference. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at conference

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA