conference

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈkɒn.f(ə.)ɹəns/]

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1. conference (noun) — sense 1

Definition: The act of consulting together formally; serious conversation or discussion; interchange of views.

Example: Nor with such free and friendly conference / As he hath used of old.

2. conference (noun) — sense 2

Definition: The act of comparing two or more things together; comparison.

Example: helps and furtherances which […] the mutual conference of all men's collections and observations may afford

3. conference (noun) — sense 3

Definition: A multilateral diplomatic negotiation.

4. conference (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To assess (a student) by one-on-one conversation, rather than an examination.

Example: 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.

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