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Conference vs Intraconference - What's the difference?

conference | intraconference |

In sports terms the difference between conference and intraconference

is that conference is a group of sports teams that play each other on a regular basis while intraconference is occurring within a single athletic conference, or between teams that belong to the same conference.

As a noun conference

is the act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.

As a verb conference

is to assess (a student) by one-on-one conversation, rather than an examination.

As an adjective intraconference is

occurring within a single athletic conference, or between teams that belong to the same conference.

conference

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Nor with such free and friendly conference / As he hath used of old.
  • (politics) A multilateral diplomatic negotiation.
  • (science) A formalized event where scientists present their research results in speeches, workshops, posters or by other means.
  • (business) An event organized by a for-profit or non-profit organization to discuss a pressing issue, such as a new product, market trend or government regulation, with a range of speakers.
  • (sports) A group of sports teams that play each other on a regular basis.
  • (obsolete) The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison.
  • * Hooker
  • helps and furtherances which the mutual conference of all men's collections and observations may afford
  • (Methodist Church) A stated meeting of preachers and others, invested with authority to take cognizance of ecclesiastical matters.
  • A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a district; the district in which such churches are.
  • Derived terms

    * conference table * news conference * press conference * conference room

    See also

    * discussant, lecturer, parleyer, prelector, speaker. The Writing-Rich High School Classroom: Engaging Students in ...

    Verb

    (conferenc)
  • (education) To assess (a student) by one-on-one conversation, rather than an examination.
  • * 2009 , Jennifer Berne, The Writing-Rich High School Classroom
  • The students who were conferenced on paper 1 will get a written response to paper 2, and those who received a written response to paper 1 will be conferenced on paper 2.

    intraconference

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (sports) Occurring within a single athletic conference, or between teams that belong to the same conference
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=August 30, author=Pete Thamel, title=Marquee Opener Is Not a Sign of Things to Come, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=The best intraconference games involving Big East teams are South Florida at Auburn on Sept. 8, West Virginia at Maryland on Sept. 13, Louisville at Kentucky on Sept. 15 and Maryland at Rutgers on Sept. 29. }}