sem ‧ i ‧ nar /ˈsemənɑː, ˈsemɪnɑː $ -nɑːr/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: German ; Origin: Latin seminarium ; ⇨ ↑ seminary ]
1 . a class at a university or college for a small group of students and a teacher to study or discuss a particular subject:
a Shakespeare seminar
2 . a class on a particular subject, usually given as a form of training:
Publishers and writers from 13 countries attended the seminar.