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WordBand 6.5–8Academic (NAWL)
seminar
/ˈsɛmɪˌnɑː/
noun
a small class at a college or university
- “We hope that you will be able to join us at this seminar.”Tatoeba
- “Please forward this message along with the seminar information to the appropriate managers in your firm.”Tatoeba
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Source: New Academic Word List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))