/ ˈsemɪnɑː(r); NAmE / noun
1.
a class at a university or college when a small group of students and a teacher discuss or study a particular topic :
Teaching is by lectures and seminars.
a graduate seminar
a seminar room
2.
a meeting for discussion or training :
a one-day management seminar
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from German Seminar , from Latin seminarium seed plot, neuter of seminarius of seed, from semen seed.