Definitions for Forumˈfɔr əm, ˈfoʊr əm; ˈfɔr ə, ˈfoʊr ə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fo•rumˈfɔr əm, ˈfoʊr əm; ˈfɔr ə, ˈfoʊr ə(n.)(pl.)fo•rums, fo•ra
the marketplace or public square of an ancient Roman city, the center of judicial and business affairs and place of assembly.
Category: Ancient History, Antiquities
a court; tribunal.
a meeting place for discussion of matters of public interest or a means through which such discussion can be conducted, as a newspaper. a public meeting or assembly for such discussion. a discussion of a public issue or other serious topic by a select group, as of experts or specialists, esp. a radio or television broadcast for this purpose.
Origin of forum:
1425–75; late ME < L: marketplace, public place
Princeton's WordNet
forum(noun)
a public meeting or assembly for open discussion
forum, assembly, meeting place(noun)
a public facility to meet for open discussion
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
forum(noun)ˈfɔr əm, ˈfoʊr əm
a place or website where a subject can be discussed
an Internet forum; an international forum on globalization
Wiktionary
forum(Noun)
A place for discussion.
forum(Noun)
A gathering for the purpose of discussion.
forum(Noun)
A form of discussion involving a panel of presenters and often participation by members of the audience.
forum(Noun)
An Internet message board where users can post messages regarding one or more topics of discussion.
Trish was an admin member on three forums, and had no trouble at all when it came to moderating them.
Origin: From forum.
Webster Dictionary
Forum(noun)
a market place or public place in Rome, where causes were judicially tried, and orations delivered to the people
Forum(noun)
a tribunal; a court; an assembly empowered to hear and decide causes
The Roycroft Dictionary
forum
A safety-valve for letting out superfluous air. _E. g._, "Let the Forum always be open to the people, and let the treasury always be open to us."--From Titus Livy's _Psychology of the First Contractor_.
The New Hacker's Dictionary
forum
[Usenet, GEnie, CI$; pl. fora or forums] Any discussion group accessible through a dial-in BBS, a mailing list, or a newsgroup (see the network). A forum functions much like a bulletin board; users submit postings for all to read and discussion ensues. Contrast real-time chat via talk mode or point-to-point personal email.
Translations for Forum
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
forum(noun)
any public place in which discussions take place, speeches are made etc
In modern times the television studio is as much a forum for public opinion as the market-places of ancient Rome used to be.
- forumAfrikaans
- ساحَه عامّه في روما القَديمَهArabic
- форумBulgarian
- foroPortuguese (BR)
- fórumCzech
- das ForumGerman
- forumDanish
- δημόσιος χώρος συζητήσεωνGreek
- foroSpanish
- foorumEstonian
- مکان عمومی برای تبادل نظرFarsi
- foorumiFinnish
- forumFrench
- בָּמָהHebrew
- न्यायालयHindi
- forum, trg, javno mjestoCroatian
- fórumHungarian
- forumIndonesian
- staður ætlaður til almennra umræðnaIcelandic
- foro, tribunaleItalian
- 公開討論の場Japanese
- 공개 토론의 장, 광장Korean
- forumasLithuanian
- forums; diskusiju vietaLatvian
- forumMalay
- forumDutch
- forumNorwegian
- forumPolish
- مکان عمومی برای تبادل نظرPersian
- دخلكو درا غونډيدو ځاى، جرګه ځاى ، هجره ، دبحث ځای: محكمه ، په پخوانى روم كى ديوه ښارميدان، بازارPashto
- foroPortuguese
- forumRomanian
- форумRussian
- fórum, voľná tribúnaSlovak
- forumSlovenian
- forumSerbian
- forumSwedish
- ที่สำหรับอภิปรายThai
- meydanTurkish
- 討論會，論壇Chinese (Trad.)
- зала для диспутівUkrainian
- کوئی بھی عوامی مقام جہاں بحث مباحثہ کیا جاۓUrdu
- diễn đànVietnamese
- 讨论会的论坛Chinese (Simp.)
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