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Date: 1400-1500
Language: Latin

forum

 noun
     
Related topics: History, Computers
for‧um [countable]
1 an organization, meeting, TV programme etc where people have a chance to publicly discuss an important subject
forum for
The journal aims to provide a forum for discussion and debate.
forum on
the new national forum on the environment
2TD a group of computer users who are interested in a particular subject and discuss it using email or the Internet
3SH a large outdoor public place in ancient Rome used for business and discussion
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