/ kəˈləʊkwiəm; NAmE -ˈloʊ-/ noun
( pl. col·lo·quia / kəˈləʊkwiə; NAmE -ˈloʊ-/) a formal academic seminar or conference
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (denoting a conversation): from Latin , from colloqui to converse, from col- together + loqui to talk.