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fo·rum
(fôr′əm)n. pl. fo·rums also fo·ra (fôr′ə)
1.
a. The public square or marketplace of an ancient Roman city that was the assembly place for judicial activity and public business.
b. A public meeting place for open discussion.
c. A medium for open discussion or voicing of ideas, such as a newspaper, a radio or television program, or a website.
2. A public meeting or presentation involving a discussion usually among experts and often including audience participation.
3.
a. An area of legal authority; a jurisdiction.
b. A court of law or tribunal.
[Middle English, from Latin; see dhwer- in Indo-European roots.]
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forum
(ˈfɔːrəm)n, pl -rums or -ra (-rə)
1. a meeting or assembly for the open discussion of subjects of public interest
2. a medium for open discussion, such as a magazine
3. a public meeting place for open discussion
4. a court; tribunal
5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in South Africa) a pressure group of leaders or representatives, esp Black leaders or representatives
6. (Historical Terms) (in ancient Italy) an open space, usually rectangular in shape, serving as a city's marketplace and centre of public business
[C15: from Latin: public place; related to Latin foris outside]
Forum
(rəʊˈmɑːnəm) orForum Romanum
n
(Historical Terms) the Forum the main forum of ancient Rome, situated between the Capitoline and the Palatine Hills
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fo•rum
(ˈfɔr əm, ˈfoʊr əm)n., pl. fo•rums, fo•ra (ˈfɔr ə, ˈfoʊr ə)
1. the marketplace or public square of an ancient Roman city, the center of judicial and business affairs and place of assembly.
2. a court; tribunal.
3.
a. a meeting place for discussion of matters of public interest or a means through which such discussion can be conducted, as a newspaper.
b. a public meeting or assembly for such discussion.
c. a discussion of a public issue or other serious topic by a select group, as of experts or specialists, esp. a radio or television broadcast for this purpose.
[1425–75; late Middle English < Latin: marketplace, public place]
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Forum
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forum
1. In Roman architecture an open space surrounded by public buildings and colonnades. In ancient Rome the forum was the centre of civic and commercial life.
2. A Roman central open area surrounded by temples and other public buildings and suitable for public meetings. It was derived from the Greek “agora.”
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Noun | 1. | forum - a public meeting or assembly for open discussion group meeting, meeting - a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson" |
2. | forum - a public facility to meet for open discussion facility, installation - a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" |
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forum
noun
1. meeting, conference, assembly, meeting place, court, body, council, parliament, congress, gathering, diet, senate, rally, convention, tribunal (archaic or literary), seminar, get-together (informal), congregation, caucus (chiefly U.S. & Canad.), synod, convergence, symposium, hui (N.Z.), moot, assemblage, conclave, convocation, consistory (in various Churches), ecclesia (in Church use), colloquium, folkmoot (in medieval England) a forum where problems could be discussed
2. public square, court, square, chamber, platform, arena, pulpit, meeting place, amphitheatre, stage, rostrum, agora (in ancient Greece) Generals appeared before the excited crowds in the Forum.
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Translations
ساحَه عامّه في روما القَديمَهسوق في المدن الرومانيّه القديمَه
fórum
forum
fórum
staîur ætlaîur til almennra umræînatorg
伝言板
forumas
diskusiju vietaforums
fórum
forum
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forum
n → Forum nt
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forum
(ˈfoːrəm) noun1. any public place in which discussions take place, speeches are made etc. In modern times the television studio is as much a forum for public opinion as the market-places of ancient Rome used to be.
2. a market-place in ancient Roman cities and towns.
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