'Seminar' is a word borrowed from German 'seminar'. The word entered the English language some time around 1863.
seminar [noun] [1863]
- a group of advanced students studying under a professor with each doing original research and all exchanging results th...
- a course of study pursued by a seminar
- an advanced or graduate course often featuring informality and discussion
- a scheduled meeting of a seminar or a room for such meetings
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Etymology: German, from Latin 'seminarium' nursery
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