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| Sounds | kaa'nferahns; kaa'nfrahns |
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| Rhymes | abeyance, abhorrence, absence, and 263 more rhymes in ahns at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | A prearranged meeting for consultation or exchange of information or discussion (especially one with a formal agenda). |
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| Members | conferee |
| Narrower | symposium; seminar; colloquium |
| Broader | meeting |
| Verbs | confer |
| Meaning | An association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members. |
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| Synonyms | league |
| Narrower | major league, big league, majors; minor league, minors, bush league; baseball league; basketball league; bowling league; football league; hockey league; Ivy League; class, division |
| Broader | association |
| Meaning | A discussion among participants who have an agreed (serious) topic. |
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| Synonyms | group discussion |
| Narrower | bull session; colloquy; consultation; consultation, audience, interview; huddle, powwow; press conference, news conference; pretrial, pretrial conference; round table, roundtable, round-table conference; session; teach-in; teleconference, teleconferencing |
| Broader | discussion, give-and-take, word |
| Verbs | confer |