forum
Other forms: forums; fora
A forum is a public discussion. It can refer to a meeting, a meeting house or any conversation that is available publicly.
There were forums — large public gathering places — in Ancient Rome; they can still be found across the globe. Traditionally, newspapers were thought of as forums for public discussions but more and more forums are virtual — discussion boards found online. Communities, however, still hold their own forums, or meetings, usually to discuss local issues. When you see the word forum, think public conversation.
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a public facility to meet for open discussionsynonyms: assembly, meeting placetype of:facility, installationa building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
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a public meeting or assembly for open discussion
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a medium, especially a website, for discussion of ideas and issuestype of:mediuma means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
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