[fo.rum] n, pl forums also fo.ra [L; akin to L foris outside, fores door--more at door] (15c) 1 a: the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business b: a public meeting place for open discussion c: a medium (as a newspaper) of open discussion or expression of ideas
2: a judicial body or assembly: court 3 a: a public meeting or lecture involving audience discussion b: a program (as on radio or television) involving discussion of a problem usu. by several authorities