[con.fer.ence] n (1527) 1 a: a meeting of two or more persons for discussing matters of common concern b: a usu. formal interchange of views: consultation c: a meeting of members of the two branches of a legislature to adjust differences d: caucus
2. also con.fer.rence : bestowal, conferment 3 a: a representative assembly or administrative organization of a religious denomination b: a territorial division of a religious denomination
4: an association of athletic teams -- con.fer.en.tial adj