单词 | seminar |
释义 | † seminarn.1 Scottish. Obsolete. = seminary n.1 ΚΠ 1573 J. Tyrie Refut. Ansuer Knox 44 b But he of his prouidence hes reseruit sindrie, as ane seminar, be quhome he hes prorogat his doctrine to the posteritie. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online March 2021). seminarn.2 1. a. In German universities (hence in certain British and American universities), a select group of advanced students associated for special study and original research under the guidance of a professor. Also transferred, a class that meets for systematic study under the direction of a teacher. ΘΚΠ society > education > learning > learner > [noun] > group of students or pupils class1560 siege1566 classis1643 reading party1781 lecture1848 study circle1882 seminar1889 study group1892 masterclass1901 society > education > learning > learner > college or university student > [noun] > group under tutor side1837 seminar1889 seminary1889 1889 A. S. Hill Our English v. 209 In New York and Washington, if I am not misinformed, ‘seminars’ are periodically held, at which a clever woman coaches other clever women in the political, literary, and ethical topics of the day. 1892 Daily News 3 Aug. 6/1 [University Extension meeting at Oxford] A seminar is being organised in connection with the economic course, and the students will write essays and have tutorial supervision. 1893 Chicago Advance Apr. 27 The Seminar..is a society for the prosecution of independent work in some chosen field. There are to be eight of these Seminars next year. 1911 Expositor July 16 It has been well dealt with in the brilliant volume of Essays from Dr. Sanday's Seminar. b. A conference of specialists; also, more generally, a course of instruction for managers, etc. Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ society > education > teaching > means of teaching > [noun] > seminar workshop1912 clinic1919 seminar1944 teach-in1965 ovular1986 1944 Sun (Baltimore) 21 Sept. 6/2 Problems of condemnation for the temporary war use of property will be featured at a seminar conducted by the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers. 1969 Listener 10 Apr. 482/2 For the first time in its history, the Conservative Party has held a one-day seminar, not on Exports, or on Trade Unions, or on Defence, but on the Arts. 1982 REMARC Database News July 1 Key members of the Scottish Library Network..attended a REMARC seminar at the Carrollton Press data-entry facility at Irvine, Scotland. 2. attributive. ΘΚΠ society > education > teaching > means of teaching > [adjective] > teach-in or seminar workshop1917 seminar1948 1948 Sun (Baltimore) 12 May 12/3 Two years ago he started the personal campaign that took him into large communities and small, and he developed a sort of ‘seminar’ method of question-and-answer discussion at luncheons, meetings of students and similar gatherings. 1959 Times Lit. Suppl. 29 May 322/4 The seminar-paper tends to provide..a fence-sitting indecision. 1977 J. D. Douglas in J. D. Douglas & J. M. Johnson Existential Sociol. i. 27 One can even see the feelings leading to important actions, such as separating from a lover or starting a seminar workshop to deal with the feelings. 1981 Times Lit. Suppl. 6 Feb. 136/4 The names of these daunting authors..make an occasional modest appearance on reading-lists and in seminar-rooms. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.11573n.21889 |
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