Seminar

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late 19th century: from German Seminar, from Latin seminarium (see seminary).

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From German Seminar, from Latin sēminārium, from sēmen(“seed”). Compare seminary.

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seminar (n.)

1887, "special group-study class for advanced students," from German Seminar "group of students working with a professor," from Latin seminarium "breeding ground, plant nursery" (see seminary). Sense of "meeting for discussion of a subject" first recorded 1944.