el
masculine
/semiˈnaɾjo/
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Translation
seminar, seminary
Word origin
From Latin seminarium ('seed plot, nursery'), from semen ('seed'). The sense shifted from a place where plants are raised to a place where learning or training is cultivated.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- seminarium
- English cognates
- seminar, seminary, disseminate
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralseminarios
Examples
economía pasada.
I attended a seminar on economics last week.
.
The professor organises a seminar every month.
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The seminar will cover topics in technology.
Muchos inscribieron .
Many students signed up for the seminar.
sacerdote.
He studied for years at the seminary to become a priest.
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