Definitions for forum
ˈfɔr əm, ˈfoʊr əm; ˈfɔr ə, ˈfoʊr əfo·rum

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. forumnoun

   a public meeting or assembly for open discussion

2. forum, assembly, meeting placenoun

   a public facility to meet for open discussion

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. forumnoun

   A place for discussion.

2. forumnoun

   A gathering for the purpose of discussion.

3. forumnoun

   A form of discussion involving a panel of presenters and often participation by members of the audience.

4. forumnoun

   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.

5. Etymology: From forum.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FORUMnoun

   Any publick place.

   Etymology: Latin.

   The forum was a publick place in Rome, where lawyers and orators made their speeches before the proper judge in matters of property, or in criminal cases, to accuse or excuse, to complain or defend. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind.

   Close to the bay great Neptune’s fane adjoins,
   And near a forum flank’d with marble shines,
   Where the bold youth, the num’rous fleets to store,
   Shape the broad sail, or smooth the taper oar. Alexander Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. forum

   A forum is a public meeting place or platform for open discussion or expression of ideas. It can refer to a physical location, such as a town meeting or community gathering, or a digital platform, like a message board or social networking site, where users communicate about specific topics.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Forumnoun

   a market place or public place in Rome, where causes were judicially tried, and orations delivered to the people

2. Forumnoun

   a tribunal; a court; an assembly empowered to hear and decide causes

3. Etymology: [L.; akin to foris, foras, out of doors. See Foreign.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Forum

   A forum was a public square in a Roman municipium, or any civitas, reserved primarily for the vending of goods; i.e., a marketplace, along with the buildings used for shops and the stoas used for open stalls. Many forums were constructed at remote locations along a road by the magistrate responsible for the road, in which case the forum was the only settlement at the site and had its own name, such as Forum Popili or Forum Livi.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Forum

   fō′rum, n. a market-place, esp. the market-place in Rome, where public business was transacted and justice dispensed: the courts of law as opposed to the Parliament. [L., akin to foras, out of doors.]

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. forum

   A location for discussion.

   The forum for debate was used respectfully and responsibly.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 11, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Facility
   • Meeting

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'forum' in Nouns Frequency: #1901

How to pronounce forum?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of forum in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of forum in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of forum in a Sentence

1. United States:

   We believe that the bankruptcy court is the best forum in which to implement appropriate procedures to equitably resolve claims and allocate the insurance proceeds among claimants.

2. Mayor Steve Benjamin:

   I am excited to welcome presidential candidates to a criminal justice forum dialogue which will allow Benedict College students and the wider community to have full participation, i want to be clear that the Candidate Forums are hosted by myself and Benedict College. This portion of the weekend is not a 20/20 Presidential Justice Center event.

3. Hillsdale Principal Amy Goldsmith:

   [ Y ] ou are representing the school in the speech, not using the podium as your public forum, we need to be mindful about the inclusion of religious aspects. These are your strong beliefs, but they are not appropriate for a speech in a school public setting. I know this will frustrate you, but we have to be mindful of it.

4. Ted Williams:

   Chris Rock could sue Will Smith for damages and those damages could be physical as well as psychological, you’re talking about someone who was humiliated and embarrassed in a very public forum, and as a result of that, he certainly would have a viable civil action.

5. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve:

   We want to form the most representative forum possible, we must permit all representatives of a tolerant and peaceful Islam to discuss and resolve problems in an orderly manner.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=forum
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Forum
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=forum
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forum
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=forum
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=forum
8. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=forum
9. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Forum