As a noun colloquium
is a colloquy; a meeting for discussion.
As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.
As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.
colloquium
English
Noun
(en-noun)
A colloquy; a meeting for discussion.
An academic meeting or seminar usually led by a different lecturer and on a different topic at each meeting.
An address to an academic meeting or seminar.
(legal) That part of the complaint or declaration in an action for defamation which shows that the words complained of were spoken concerning the plaintiff.
Usage notes
Note that while colloquial refers specifically to informal'' conversation, colloquy and colloquium refer instead to ''formal conversation.
Quotations
* 1876 : Stephen Dowell, A History of Taxation and Taxes in England , I. 87.
*: Writs were issued to London and the other towns principally concerned, directing the mayor and sheriffs to send to a colloquium at York two or three citizens with full power to treat on behalf of the community of the town.
References
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Translingual
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Etymology 1
Letter
The twenty-fourth letter of the .
Symbol
(
mul-symbol)
A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
strike
Etymology 2
Possibly from skull and crossbones
Derived terms
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See also
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Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur
Roman numerals
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