Forum
['fɔːrəm] or ['fɔrəm]
Definition
(noun.) a public facility to meet for open discussion.
(noun.) a public meeting or assembly for open discussion.
Edited by Antony--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A market place or public place in Rome, where causes were judicially tried, and orations delivered to the people.
(n.) A tribunal; a court; an assembly empowered to hear and decide causes.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Tribunal, court, court of justice.
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Definition
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.
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Examples
- Then he shows us the ancient Roman Forum. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He appeared not in the streets except when he went to the forum or the senate house. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He stood wedged in the forum, imperfectly hearing a distant speaker. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We necessarily visited the Forum, where Caesar was assassinated, and also the Tarpeian Rock. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I was alone in the Forum; alone in Rome; alone in the world. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Then came the usual resort to violence, and the followers of Sulpicius drove the consuls from the forum. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Well, in a year or two I'll send for you, and we'll dig in the Forum for relics, and carry out all the plans we've made so many times. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- Similarly the fifth book begins with a discussion of the theori es of Pythagoras, but its real topic is public buildings--fora, basilicas, theaters, baths, pal?stras, harbors, and quays. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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