Forum

Noun

 * 1) A place for discussion.
 * 2) A gathering for the purpose of discussion.
 * 3) A form of discussion involving a panel of presenters and often participation by members of the audience.
 * 4) 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.

Related terms

 * conforaneous

Thesaurus
Areopagus, agora, airing, amphitheater, analysis, arena, assemblee, assembly, assignation, at home, athletic field, auditorium, background, ball, bear garden, board, bowl, boxing ring, brawl, bull ring, buzz session, campo, campus, canvas, canvassing, caucus, circus, cockpit, coliseum, colloquium, colosseum, commission, committee, conclave, concourse, conference, congregation, congress, consideration, conventicle, convention, convocation, council, course, curia, dance, date, debate, debating, deliberation, dialectic, dialogue, diet, discussion, discussion group, eisteddfod, examination, exchange of views, festivity, fete, field, floor, forgathering, gathering, get-together, ground, gym, gymnasium, hall, hippodrome, housewarming, inquisition, investigation, joint discussion, judicatory, judicature, judiciary, levee, lists, locale, logical analysis, logical discussion, market, market cross, marketplace, mart, mat, meet, meeting, milieu, open discussion, open forum, palaestra, panel, panel discussion, parade ground, party, piazza, pit, place, platform, plaza, plenum, precinct, prize ring, prom, public square, purlieu, quorum, rally, range, rap, rap session, reception, rendezvous, review, rialto, ring, round table, scene, scene of action, scenery, seance, seminar, session, setting, shindig, sit-in, site, sitting, soiree, sphere, square, squared circle, stadium, stage, stage set, stage setting, study, symposium, synod, terrain, the Inquisition, theater, tilting ground, tiltyard, town meeting, treatment, tribunal, turnout, ventilation, walk, wrestling ring

Alternative forms

 * 4rum

Etymology
From forum:.

Translations

 * Arabic: (muntádā)
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,  座談會,  座谈会
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Esperanto:


 * French:
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian: forum, fora
 * Polish:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Turkish:, müzakere yeri,  münteda


 * Arabic: منتدى
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,  座談會,  座谈会
 * Czech:
 * Esperanto:


 * French:
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Norwegian: forum, fora
 * Polish:
 * Russian:


 * Arabic: منتدى
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 座談會, 座谈会, ,
 * Czech:
 * Esperanto:
 * French:


 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 討論 (とうろん, tōron), 討論会 (とうろんかい, tōronkai)
 * Korean:
 * Norwegian: forum, fora
 * Polish:
 * Russian:


 * Arabic: منتدى
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,  討論板,  讨论板
 * Czech:
 * Esperanto:
 * French:


 * Galician: foro
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: フォーラム, 伝言板
 * Norwegian: forum, fora
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: [de discussão]
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: foro

Etymology

 * From forum.
 * From forum.

Noun

 * 1) forum
 * 2) forum (for Internet)

Noun

 * 1) forum (all meanings)

Etymology
From. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic дворъ:, Sanskrit द्वार: and Lithuanian dvaras:. This Proto-Indo-European neuter is a derivation of the basic root noun that also gave Latin foris: and foras:.

Noun

 * 1) market-/public place, forum

Descendants

 * English:
 * French:
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Spanish: ,

Noun
(plural: fora or forum)


 * 1) A place for discussion, either on the Internet or in real life.

Etymology
From forum:.

Noun

 * 1) forum

Etymology
From forum:.

Noun

 * 1) forum

Derived terms

 * fórumskī