C2nounformalacademiceducation
US/kəˈloʊ.kwi.əm/
UK/kəˈləʊ.kwi.əm/
an academic meeting where experts give talks on a subject and then discuss it
In context
The department holds a weekly colloquium where PhD students present their research.
She was invited to speak at an international colloquium on language policy.
The colloquium ended with a lively debate about the future of the humanities.
Words that go with colloquium
adjective + noun
- international colloquiumThe city hosted an international colloquium on climate law.
- weekly colloquiumAttendance at the weekly colloquium is expected for all graduate students.
- annual colloquiumThe faculty invites a guest speaker to its annual colloquium.
noun + preposition
- colloquium onHe gave a paper at a colloquium on Vietnamese literature.
verb + preposition
- speak at a colloquiumSeveral young researchers will speak at a colloquium next month.