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Colloq

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

Clipping of colloquium.

abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal

Equivalents

Examples

“Project Plus was the cultural center of the campus, with literally 24 hour-a-day possibilities. Involvement ranged from colloqs and tutorials to Sunday evening interest⟳ meetings and late night swimming excursions.”
“Educational aspects of the Health Services include⟳ four-credit courses, colloqs, and workshops, all geared towards the "education of the whole person, lasting beyond their four years at UMass."”
“One of the women in my dorm quizzed me about my classes over Raisin Bran. "Latin," I droned, "philosophy of religion, a colloq on medieval Icelandic family sagas—"”
“The spring⟳ semester of the Omohundro Institute Colloquia series began last⟳ night with a presentation by Richard Godbeer of Virginia Commonwealth University. Four more colloqs will follow⟳ in the next few months.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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