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English noun: conference | |||
| 1. | conference (group) a prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | group meeting, meeting | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | colloquium, seminar, symposium | ||
| Instance hyponym | Potsdam Conference, Yalta Conference | ||
| Member holonym | conferee | ||
| 2. | conference (group) an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members | ||
| Synonyms | league | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | association | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | baseball league, basketball league, big league, bowling league, bush league, class, division, football league, hockey league, Ivy League, major league, majors, minor league, minors | ||
| 3. | conference (communication) a discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic | ||
| Synonyms | group discussion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discussion, give-and-take, word | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | audience, bull session, colloquy, consultation, consultation, huddle, interview, news conference, powwow, press conference, pretrial, pretrial conference, round table, round-table conference, roundtable, session, teach-in, teleconference, teleconferencing | ||
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