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Synonyms
con·fer·ence (kŏńfər-əns, -frəns)

[Medieval Latin cōnferentia, from Latin cōnferēns, cōnferent- present participle of cōnferre, to bring together; see confer.]

noun 

    1. A meeting for consultation or discussion.
    2. An exchange of views.
    3. A meeting of committees to settle differences between two legislative bodies.
  2. An assembly of clerical or of clerical and lay members from a particular district in various Protestant churches.
  3. Sports An association of teams.
  4. The act of conferring, as of an academic degree.

derivatives

cońfer·eńtial
adjective